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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 New South Memphis (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 New South Memphis. 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 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.

New South Memphis is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Crittenden (AR), DeSoto (MS), Marshall (MS), Fayette & Tipton.

Below are the counties that are near New South Memphis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New South Memphis:

  • Shelby County     (The home county of New South Memphis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New South Memphis, with the one closest to New South Memphis listed first.
    • Hunt Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
    • Memphis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oakville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Oakville is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Binghampton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Binghampton is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
    • The Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Village is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • Parkway Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Parkway Village is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
    • Capleville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Capleville is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
    • Germantown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Woodstock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Woodstock is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Ramsey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Ramsey is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Spring Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
    • Forest Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Forest Hill is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Bartlett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New South Memphis, with the one closest to New South Memphis listed first.
    • Piperton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Piperton is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
    • Canadaville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Canadaville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
    • Elba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Elba is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Rossville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Withe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
    • New Bethel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • New Bethel is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
    • Gallaway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tipton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New South Memphis, with the one closest to New South Memphis listed first.
    • Wilkinsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
    • Corona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Corona is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Drummonds
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Atoka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Munford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Idaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Idaville is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
  • Crittenden County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New South Memphis, with the one closest to New South Memphis listed first.
    • Mound City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Hulbert
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Hulbert is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
    • West Memphis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Amanca
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Amanca is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
    • Marion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Marion is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
    • Sunset
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Edmondson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Edmondson is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
    • James Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • James Mill is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
    • Pinckney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinckney is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
    • Jericho
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jericho is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Anthonyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Crawfordsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Proctor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cross County (AR)
    • Parkin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Parkin is located in Cross County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkin <1>
  • Lee County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New South Memphis, with the one closest to New South Memphis listed first.
    • Bledsoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bledsoe is located in Lee County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
    • Winona ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Winona is located in Lee County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Peters
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Peters is located in Lee County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
  • Mississippi County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New South Memphis, with the one closest to New South Memphis listed first.
    • Frenchmans Bayou
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
    • Birdsong
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Birdsong is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Denwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Denwood is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
    • Joiner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Joiner is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Saint Francis County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New South Memphis, with the one closest to New South Memphis listed first.
    • Heth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hughes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <1>
  • DeSoto County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New South Memphis, with the one closest to New South Memphis listed first.
    • Southhaven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
    • Horn Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lynchburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Aldens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Aldens is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
    • De Soto Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
    • Southaven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Walls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
      • Former name for Walls:
      • Alpika
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <1>
    • Glover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
    • Norfolk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
    • Nesbit
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Olive Branch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Cormorant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Memphis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Memphis is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Marshall County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New South Memphis, with the one closest to New South Memphis listed first.
    • Barton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Barton is located in Marshall County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Byhalia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Byhalia is located in Marshall County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byhalia <1>
    • Cayce
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cayce is located in Marshall County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
    • Victoria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Victoria is located in Marshall County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Taska
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Taska is located in Marshall County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
  • Tate County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New South Memphis, with the one closest to New South Memphis listed first.
    • Arkabutla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Arkabutla is located in Tate County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
    • Coldwater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Antioch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Antioch is located in Tate County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Poagville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Poagville is located in Tate County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
  • Tunica County (MS)
    • Banks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Banks is located in Tunica County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks

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

Cemeteries Near New South Memphis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New South Memphis.

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 New South Memphis - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 New South Memphis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New South Memphis.

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

  • Hopefield ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hopefield is located in Crittenden County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopefield
  • Whitehaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Whitehaven is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehaven
  • Memphis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bellevue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bellevue is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Buntyn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Buntyn is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntyn
  • Oakville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Oakville is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
  • Almont ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Almont is located in Crittenden County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
  • Lake View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake View is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Horn Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mound City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Hulbert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hulbert is located in Crittenden County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
  • Plum Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Plum Point is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Berclair
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Berclair is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berclair
    • Frayser
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Frayser is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frayser
    • West Memphis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in New South Memphis ...

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 220 newspapers that have been published in the area around New South Memphis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New South Memphis, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New South Memphis.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 New South Memphis:

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 New South Memphis, 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' (or 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- New South Memphis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.