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 Moffatt (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 Moffatt. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Moffatt is located in Obion 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 Obion County: Fulton (KY), Dyer, Gibson, Lake & Weakley.
Below are the counties that are near Moffatt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moffatt:
- Obion County (The home county of Moffatt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffatt, with the one closest to Moffatt listed first.
- Rives
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Troy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Englewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
- Union City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Obion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Kenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Woodland Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Hornbeak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pierce Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- McConnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Samburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffatt, with the one closest to Moffatt listed first.
- Elizabeth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
- Friendship
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Dyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffatt, with the one closest to Moffatt listed first.
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Churchton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Churchton is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
- Newbern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meacham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Tatumville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Bogota
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Bishop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Dyersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tigrett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Middle City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Finley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Fowlkes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffatt, with the one closest to Moffatt listed first.
- Tilghman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Rutherford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yorkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Dyer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Four Points
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Bradford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brazil
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Union Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Whitway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffatt, with the one closest to Moffatt listed first.
- Owl City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- New Markham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Markham is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
- Proctor City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Sunkist Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Tiptonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgely
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffatt, with the one closest to Moffatt listed first.
- Terrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Sidonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ralston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Latham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Pillowville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Gleason
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ore Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Fulton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffatt, with the one closest to Moffatt listed first.
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Cayce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Hickman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffatt, with the one closest to Moffatt listed first.
- Water Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wingo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffatt, with the one closest to Moffatt listed first.
- Moscow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fulgham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Columbus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Spring Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Mississippi County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffatt, with the one closest to Moffatt listed first.
- Wolf Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Pinhook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pinhook is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
- New Madrid County (MO)
- Point Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- Stewart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moffatt, see our County-by-County Page for Moffatt.
Cemeteries Near Moffatt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moffatt.
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 Moffatt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moffatt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moffatt, with the one closest to Moffatt listed first.
- Sardis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stovall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wise - Holloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Troy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Terrace Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beech Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (476 more) ...
- Phebus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hogue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Moffatt had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moffatt, with the one closest to Moffatt listed first.
- Crockett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Rives
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Troy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Obion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Mount Pelia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pelia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pelia
- Union City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mason Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mason Hall is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Hall
- Terrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Kenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Fremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Protemus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Protemus is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Glass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glass is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Crystal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Gardner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gardner is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moffatt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moffatt.
Newspapers Published in Moffatt ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moffatt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moffatt, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moffatt.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Moffatt:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Obion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crockett County
- Dyer County
- Gibson County
- Lake County
- Weakley County
- Fulton County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Mississippi County
- New Madrid County
- Pemiscot 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> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Moffatt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Moffatt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |