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 Herman (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 Herman. 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 Herman ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Herman: Mt. Herman
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Herman. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Herman.
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 hospitals 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 Herman is located in Weakley 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 Weakley County: Graves (KY), Carroll, Gibson, Henry & Obion.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Herman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Herman:
- Weakley County (The home county of Mount Herman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dresden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pillowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Gleason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sidonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Ralston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Ore Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Martin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tumbling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Latham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Terrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Wingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- McKenzie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Trezevant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Hico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- McLemoresville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Whitthorne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Huntingdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lavinia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Anark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hollow Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crockett County
- Elizabeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
- Dyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Churchton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Churchton is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
- Trimble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Tatumville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Newbern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Four Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rutherford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Whitway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Union Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Dyer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ledbetter
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Tilghman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Milan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Gibson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Henderson County
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Henry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Paris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whitlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mandels is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- India
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Puryear
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Spring Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Conyersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Three Way
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Spring Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Obion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Kenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- McConnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Rives
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Pierce Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- South Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Union City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Obion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Englewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
- Woodland Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Calloway County (KY)
- Protemus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Fulton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jordan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Cayce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Water Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lynnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Bell City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Tri City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Wingo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Herman, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Herman.
Cemeteries Near Mount Herman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Herman.
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 Herman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Herman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Winston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Higgs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hornbeak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Simms Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Parks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edmonston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (784 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Mount Herman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Herman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Herman, with the one closest to Mount Herman listed first.
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pillowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Dresden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gleason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ralston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Christmasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Christmasville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmasville
- Martin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewild
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Idlewild is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Gann
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gann is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Gardner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gardner is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Pelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pelia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pelia
- Rutherford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Trezevant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Herman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Herman.
Newspapers Published in Mount Herman ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Herman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Herman, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Herman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Mount Herman:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Weakley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Crockett County
- Dyer County
- Gibson County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Obion County
- Calloway County
- Fulton County
- Graves 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 Mount Herman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Herman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |