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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 Poplar Grove (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 Poplar Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Poplar Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Poplar Grove: Poplar Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Poplar Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poplar Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Poplar Grove is located in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County: Mississippi (AR), Crockett, Dyer, Haywood & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Poplar Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poplar Grove:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Poplar Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Halls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Edith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Flippin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Arp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Ripley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Durhamville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Henning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Luckett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Glimp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Ashport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Daniels Point Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Fort Pillow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Chestnut Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Maury Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
- Maury City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Crockett Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Johnsons Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Alamo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bells
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Gadsden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Dyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Unionville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Fowlkes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Bruceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Dyersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Middle City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Bishop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Richwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Finley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Tigrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Mengelwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Meacham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Newbern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tatumville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Brazil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Yorkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Tilghman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Dyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rutherford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Toulon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Nutbush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Owl City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Bradford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
- Allens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wellwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Willow Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Ridgely
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Powells Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Powells Ferry is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
- Owl City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Sunkist Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Madison County
- Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Obion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Obion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Hornbeak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Gift
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gift is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
- Estimated population in 2014: 378 people
- Bride
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bride is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Covington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Estimated population in 2014: 671 people
- Garland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Walnut Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Mississippi County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Barfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Armorel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Blytheville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Burdette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Luxora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Gosnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Caruthersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cooter
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Steele
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Hayti
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hayti is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <1>
- Braggadocio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Hayti Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poplar Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Poplar Grove.
Cemeteries Near Poplar Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poplar Grove.
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 Poplar Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poplar Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Parr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Hill Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Anderson Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Halls.
- The Anderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anderson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8623 <2>
- Anderson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Halls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Palestine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (350 more) ...
- Dunavant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- James L. Thurmond Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beech Bluff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bluff Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beech Bluff Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Halls.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9075 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Poplar Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Poplar Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Double Bridges
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Double Bridges is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
- Halls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fowlkes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Nankipoo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nankipoo is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankipoo
- Gates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Chestnut Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Dry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Dyersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Abernathy is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Curve
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Curve is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curve
- Finley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Flippin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Forked Deer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forked Deer is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked Deer
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poplar Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poplar Grove.
Newspapers Published in Poplar Grove ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poplar Grove, 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 Poplar Grove.
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 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 Poplar Grove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crockett County
- Dyer County
- Gibson County
- Haywood County
- Lake County
- Madison County
- Obion County
- Tipton County
- Mississippi County
- Pemiscot 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> | 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> | 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- Poplar Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Poplar Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |