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 Poplar Ridge (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 Ridge. 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 Ridge ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Poplar Ridge: Poplar Rdg. (or less commonly used: Poplar Rdge. or Poplar Ridg.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Poplar Ridge is located in Dyer County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dyer County: Mississippi (AR), Pemiscot (MO), Crockett, Gibson, Lake, Lauderdale & Obion.
Below are the counties that are near Poplar Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poplar Ridge:
- Dyer County (The home county of Poplar Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Trimble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Newbern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Newbern is located in Dyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newbern <2>
- Churchton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Meacham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Tatumville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Bogota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Bishop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Dyersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersburg
- Dyersburg is located in Dyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,082 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersburg <2>
- Middle City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Tigrett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Finley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Fowlkes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Richwoods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Elizabeth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Friendship
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Crockett Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Maury Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Chestnut Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Maury City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Alamo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Alamo is located in Crockett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <2>
- Johnsons Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Tilghman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Yorkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Rutherford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutherford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Rutherford is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherford <2>
- Dyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Dyer is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <2>
- Four Points
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Brazil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Trenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <2>
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Union Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Owl City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Ridgely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Ridgely is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgely <2>
- Sunkist Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunkist Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Tiptonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptonville
- Tiptonville is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiptonville <2>
- Proctor City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Proctor City is located in Lake County
- New Markham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Markham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- New Markham is located in Lake County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
- Powells Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
- Powells Ferry is located in Lake County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Halls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Halls is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <2>
- Gates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Edith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Obion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Obion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Hornbeak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornbeak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbeak
- Hornbeak is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornbeak <2>
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Kenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Englewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Samburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samburg
- Samburg is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samburg <2>
- Rives
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Union City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <2>
- Woodland Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Pierce Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- McConnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - South Fulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- South Fulton is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Fulton <2>
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Sidonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Weakley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <2>
- Martin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Weakley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <2>
- Greenfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Weakley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <2>
- Ralston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Fulton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Jordan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Hickman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Hickman is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <2>
- Cayce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
- New Madrid County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Point Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Conran
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Marston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Marston is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marston <2>
- Portageville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portageville
- Portageville is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portageville <2>
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Caruthersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruthersville
- Caruthersville is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caruthersville <2>
- Stewart
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Hayward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Hayti
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
- Hayti is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <2>
- Netherlands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Hayti Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayti Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poplar Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Poplar Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Poplar Ridge ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poplar Ridge, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poplar Ridge.
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 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 Poplar Ridge:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //sos.tn.gov/tsla
- Pages specific to Dyer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crockett County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gibson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lauderdale County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Obion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Weakley County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fulton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- New Madrid County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pemiscot County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crockett County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Dyer County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Dyer County
Cemeteries Near Poplar Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poplar Ridge.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poplar Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
- New Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Chapel Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
- Poplar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Cemetery
- McCorkle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCorkle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCorkle Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel UMC Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Newbern.
- The Mt. Carmel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15909 <4>
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cool Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cool Springs Cemetery
- Continue List (410 more) ...
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Grove Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beard Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find Poplar Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Poplar Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Trimble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Glass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Obion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Elbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Newbern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Newbern is located in Dyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newbern <2>
- Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Mason Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Hall
- Mason Hall is located in Obion County
- Hornbeak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornbeak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbeak
- Hornbeak is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornbeak <2>
- Yorkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Tatumville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Moffatt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- RoEllen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Kenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Crockett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- RoEllen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poplar Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poplar Ridge.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
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| <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 from Point A (ie- Poplar Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poplar Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2073, Longitude: -89.2453 In this case, the coordinates for Poplar Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |