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 Post Oak (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 Post Oak. 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.
Post Oak is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Carroll, Decatur, Henry, Houston, Humphreys & Stewart.
Below are the counties that are near Post Oak. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Post Oak:
- Benton County (The home county of Post Oak)
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Camden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Crossroads
(5 miles [8 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brevards Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Big Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chaseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Coxburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Faxon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Bruceton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollow Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Huntingdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Anark
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Hico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Clarksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- McKenzie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McLemoresville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Wingo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Trezevant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Atwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Sugar Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Jeannette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Parsons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Poplar Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Parkers Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Chesterfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Darden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Manleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Spring Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Henry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- India
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Whitlock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- New Boston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mandels is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Hickman County
- Only
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Tennessee Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Erin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- New Johnsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hustburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Plant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Bakerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Pigeon Roost
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Trinity
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Halls Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Hurricane Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Buffalo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Grandmother Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Bethpage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- McEwen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Lobelville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Tumbling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Ore Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Gleason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pillowville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Post Oak, see our County-by-County Page for Post Oak.
Cemeteries Near Post Oak ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Post Oak.
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 Post Oak - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Post Oak covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Post Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandy Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cowells Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lashlee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1032 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chalk Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Post Oak in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Post Oak.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Post Oak, with the one closest to Post Oak listed first.
- Camden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lipe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lipe is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipe
- Eva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hollow Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Manleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Johnsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Hustburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Big Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mixie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mixie is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixie
- Carnsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carnsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rosser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rosser is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosser
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dollar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dollar is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Post Oak. See our List of 1890's Communities around Post Oak.
Newspapers Published in Post Oak ...
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 Post Oak.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Post Oak, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Post Oak.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Post Oak:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Decatur County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Perry County
- Weakley 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 Post Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Post Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |