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 Mount Carmel (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 Mount Carmel. 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.
Name Variations for Mount Carmel ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Carmel: Mt. Carmel
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Carmel. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Carmel.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Mount Carmel is located in Tipton 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 Tipton County: Crittenden (AR), Mississippi (AR), Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Carmel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Carmel:
- Tipton County (The home county of Mount Carmel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Clopton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clopton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
- Covington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Idaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Gift
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gift is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
- Estimated population in 2014: 378 people
- Gainesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gainesville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 958 people
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Estimated population in 2014: 671 people
- Bride
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bride is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Burlison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Mason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gailor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gailor is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gailor
- Estimated population in 2014: 468 people
- Atoka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett County
- Chestnut Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Braden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gallaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Withe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Feathers Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
- Canadaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Somerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Macon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Fayette Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Elba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- New Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Bethel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
- Williston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Hancock County
- Keeling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Hardeman County
- Whiteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Stanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nutbush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Dancyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Ko Ko
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Toulon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Eurekaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Allens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Hillville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Willow Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Bradford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Henning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Pillow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Glimp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Durhamville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Luckett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Ripley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Ashport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Daniels Point Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Flippin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Edith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Gates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Rosemark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemark is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
- Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Millington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lucy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Cuba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Spring Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
- Cordova
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Giles Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Giles Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- Ramsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Germantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mississippi County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Driver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Driver is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Osceola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <1>
- Wilson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Luxora
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Marie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marie is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Burdette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Keiser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keiser is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Bassett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Bardstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Joiner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Barfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Victoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victoria is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Armorel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Carmel, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Carmel.
Cemeteries Near Mount Carmel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Carmel.
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 Mount Carmel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Carmel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Tipton Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clopton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sharps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- R.H. Munford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (415 more) ...
- Towson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Mount Carmel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Carmel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Covington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Idaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Gainesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gainesville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 958 people
- Mason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bride
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bride is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Burlison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Munford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Atoka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Braden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rialto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rialto is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
- Barretville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barretville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretville
- Keeling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Carmel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Carmel.
Newspapers Published in Mount Carmel ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Carmel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Carmel, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Carmel.
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 Mount Carmel:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Tipton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crockett County
- Fayette County
- Hancock County
- Hardeman County
- Haywood County
- Lauderdale County
- Shelby County
- Mississippi 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 Mount Carmel, 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- Mount Carmel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |