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 Pinkney (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 Pinkney. 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 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 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.
Pinkney is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Lauderdale (AL), Giles, Lewis, Maury & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Pinkney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pinkney:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Pinkney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkney, with the one closest to Pinkney listed first.
- Westpoint
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Westpoint is also located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Loretto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Busby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Busby is also located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Iron City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Iron City is also located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Leoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rascal Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rascal Town is also located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Liberty Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove is also located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Lawrenceburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods is also located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Park Grove is also located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- New Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Prospect is also located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Ethridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkney, with the one closest to Pinkney listed first.
- Weakley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Bodenham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Minor Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Liberty Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Anthony Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Wales
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Campbellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Green Field
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Stella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Gordon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Olivet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Hardin County
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smiths Fork was located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkney, with the one closest to Pinkney listed first.
- Voorhies
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Hohenwald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkney, with the one closest to Pinkney listed first.
- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Screamer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Perry County
- Flatwoods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkney, with the one closest to Pinkney listed first.
- Corning ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Corning was located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Collinwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whittens Stand was located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Waynesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Inn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Ashland Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sorby was located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Slickrock Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Lutts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkney, with the one closest to Pinkney listed first.
- Wilson Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Davidsons Cross Roads was located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsons Cross Roads
- Ford City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Nitrate City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- South Florence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Sheffield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Furnace Hill was located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Muscle Shoals
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tuscumbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkney, with the one closest to Pinkney listed first.
- Green Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Pruitton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Belew ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belew was located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slabtown was located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Arkdell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Zip City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Arnot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Atlas was located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Bailey Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Jacksonburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Cloverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Lawrence County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkney, with the one closest to Pinkney listed first.
- Wheeler Dam Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinkney, with the one closest to Pinkney listed first.
- Lester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton was located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Cairo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pinkney, see our County-by-County Page for Pinkney.
Cemeteries Near Pinkney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinkney.
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 Pinkney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pinkney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pinkney, with the one closest to Pinkney listed first.
- Pinkney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old West Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wisdom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boshear Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chinubee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sims Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (832 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hensley Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pinkney had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pinkney, with the one closest to Pinkney listed first.
- Westpoint
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Westpoint is also located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Knob Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Creek is also located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Moon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moon was located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Wayland Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wayland Springs is also located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland Springs
- Loretto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Light ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Light was located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Saint Joseph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Busby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Busby is also located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Iron City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Iron City is also located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Pleasant Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point is also located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Pruitton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Green Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Belew ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belew was located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley was located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Lawrenceburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pinkney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinkney.
Newspapers Published in Pinkney ...
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 Pinkney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinkney, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pinkney.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Pinkney:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Giles County
- Hardin County
- Lewis County
- Maury County
- Perry County
- Wayne County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone 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 Pinkney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pinkney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |