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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mousetail. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mousetail to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mousetail, please Contact Us.
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 Mousetail (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 Mousetail. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Mousetail is historic, it would have been located within present day Perry 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 Perry County: Benton, Decatur, Hickman, Humphreys, Lewis & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Mousetail. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mousetail:
- Perry County (The home county of Mousetail)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mousetail, with the one closest to Mousetail listed first.
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beardstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Lobelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mousetail, with the one closest to Mousetail listed first.
- Coxburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Chaseville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Wildlife Cove Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Brevards Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mousetail, with the one closest to Mousetail listed first.
- Clarksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Buena Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Anark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Bruceton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mousetail, with the one closest to Mousetail listed first.
- Milledgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Enville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mousetail, with the one closest to Mousetail listed first.
- Jeannette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Parsons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Mount Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Decaturville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Dunbar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Scotts Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mousetail, with the one closest to Mousetail listed first.
- Johnson Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Saltillo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Swift
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Centerview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Centerview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Sibley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mousetail, with the one closest to Mousetail listed first.
- Darden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Poplar Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Chesterfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Reagan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sardis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Union Cross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Rhodes Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mousetail, with the one closest to Mousetail listed first.
- Pleasantville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Only
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Hornertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Whitehouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Aetna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Salt Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mousetail, with the one closest to Mousetail listed first.
- Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Bakerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Hustburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Grandmother Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- New Johnsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Plant
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Hurricane Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mousetail, with the one closest to Mousetail listed first.
- Hohenwald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kimmins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Voorhies
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mousetail, with the one closest to Mousetail listed first.
- Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Slickrock Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Ashland Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Waynesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mousetail, see our County-by-County Page for Mousetail.
Cemeteries Near Mousetail ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mousetail.
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 Mousetail - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mousetail covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mousetail, with the one closest to Mousetail listed first.
- Parrish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tanner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Weems Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bussell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kunkel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (832 more) ...
- Cheney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.
Mousetail itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 91 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mousetail, with the one closest to Mousetail listed first.
- Perryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perryville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Pope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Toms Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Toms Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Parsons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jeannette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Bible Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bible Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Hill
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Decaturville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beacon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beacon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Darden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- McIllwain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McIllwain is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIllwain
- New Era ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Era is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mousetail. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mousetail.
Newspapers Published in Mousetail ...
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 Mousetail.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mousetail, 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 Mousetail.
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 Mousetail:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Chester County
- Decatur County
- Hardin County
- Henderson County
- Hickman County
- Humphreys County
- Lewis County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mousetail, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Mousetail) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |