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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Pace. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pace to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pace, 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 Pace (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 Pace. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Pace is historic, it would have been located within present day Henry 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 Henry County: Calloway (KY), Graves (KY), Benton, Carroll, Stewart & Weakley.
Below are the counties that are near Pace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pace:
- Henry County (The home county of Pace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pace, with the one closest to Pace listed first.
- Oak Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Springville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- India
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Manleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Conyersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Spring Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mandels is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Paris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Puryear
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Whitlock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pace, with the one closest to Pace listed first.
- Faxon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Big Sandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brevards Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Camden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Wildlife Cove Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pace, with the one closest to Pace listed first.
- Bruceton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollow Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McKenzie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pace, with the one closest to Pace listed first.
- McKinnon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tennessee Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Erin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pace, with the one closest to Pace listed first.
- Halls Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Trinity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Pigeon Roost
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Johnsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Plant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Hustburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- McEwen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pace, with the one closest to Pace listed first.
- Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
- Snider
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cumberland City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Legate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Throckmorton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pace, with the one closest to Pace listed first.
- Tumbling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Ore Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Calloway County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pace, with the one closest to Pace listed first.
- New Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Hazel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Murray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <2>
- Almo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Harris Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Protemus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Dexter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Kirksey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pace, with the one closest to Pace listed first.
- Bell City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Tri City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Marshall County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pace, with the one closest to Pace listed first.
- Aurora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hardin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Trigg County (KY)
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pace, see our County-by-County Page for Pace.
Cemeteries Near Pace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pace.
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 Pace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pace, with the one closest to Pace listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Culpepper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Odom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mobley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1038 more) ...
- Lemond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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.
Pace itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pace, with the one closest to Pace listed first.
- Stribling ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stribling is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling
- Elkhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Danville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Fort Henry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fort Henry is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Henry
- Faxon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- McKinnon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Big Sandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Springville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- India
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Porters ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Porters is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Stewart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- New Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pace.
Newspapers Published in Pace ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pace, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pace.
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 websites either 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 Pace:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Montgomery County
- Stewart County
- Weakley County
- Calloway County
- Graves County
- Marshall County
- Trigg 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 Pace, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |