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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 Munford (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 Munford. 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 hospitals 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.

Munford 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 Munford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Munford:

  • Tipton County     (The home county of Munford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.
    • Atoka
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Idaville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wilkinsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Drummonds
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Randolph
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clopton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Clopton is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
      • Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
    • Burlison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gilt Edge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mount Carmel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
    • Detroit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Garland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Garland is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.
    • Gallaway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Braden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Withe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
    • Oakland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Canadaville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Feathers Chapel
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Elba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Macon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Bethel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • New Bethel is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
    • Somerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Piperton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Piperton is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
    • Rossville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hancock County
  • Haywood County
  • Lauderdale County
  • Shelby County
  • Crittenden County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.
    • Mound City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Clarkedale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • James Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jericho
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Gilmore is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Turrell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Turrell is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turrell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turrell <1>
    • Marion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • West Memphis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hulbert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Heafer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Mississippi County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.
    • Wilson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilson is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
    • Driver
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Driver is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
    • Marie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Marie is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Osceola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bassett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Joiner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bardstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Frenchmans Bayou
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Luxora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
    • Keiser
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Dyess
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dyess is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyess <1>
    • Birdsong
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Poinsett County (AR)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Munford, see our County-by-County Page for Munford.

Cemeteries Near Munford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Munford.

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 Munford - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Munford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.

  • Crigger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Adams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ravenscroft Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kerrville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saluted Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (382 more) ...
    • St. James Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosemark Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Munford had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Munford had a population of 6,201 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Munford, with the one closest to Munford listed first.

  • Tipton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Tipton is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Atoka
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Brighton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kerrville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kerrville is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrville
  • Barretville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Barretville is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretville
  • Idaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Drummonds
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rosemark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Randolph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Quito
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Quito is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quito
  • Burlison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gilt Edge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Munford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Munford.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Munford ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Munford.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Munford. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Munford and those printed in the larger area surrounding Munford.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> of Munford.

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 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 Munford:

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 Munford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Munford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.