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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 Pyburn (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 Pyburn. 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 Pyburn ...

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 occur.

Another variation: Pyburns.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pyburn. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pyburn.

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 northwest 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 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.

Pyburn is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Lauderdale (AL), Tishomingo (MS), Chester, Decatur, Henderson, McNairy & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Pyburn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pyburn:

  • Hardin County     (The home county of Pyburn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pyburn, with the one closest to Pyburn listed first.
    • Nixon
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Nixon is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
    • Nash Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Slab Town ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Slab Town is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
    • White Sulphur ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
    • Bruton Branch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gibbs ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gibbs is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
    • Pittsburg Landing Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
    • Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Shiloh
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lowryville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Belle Meade
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
    • Savannah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Chester County
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pyburn, with the one closest to Pyburn listed first.
    • Dunbar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
    • Scotts Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Henderson County
  • McNairy County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pyburn, with the one closest to Pyburn listed first.
    • Lutts
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cypress Inn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
    • Clifton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sorby ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sorby is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
    • Collinwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Colbert County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pyburn, with the one closest to Pyburn listed first.
    • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
    • Riverton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crows Camp ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
    • Caryton ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
    • Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
    • Ingleton ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
    • Cherokee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bishop
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lauderdale County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pyburn, with the one closest to Pyburn listed first.
    • Haddock ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
    • Waterloo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Threet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cloverdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Alcorn County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pyburn, with the one closest to Pyburn listed first.
    • Farmington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Farmington is located in Alcorn County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
    • Glens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Corinth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Glen is located in Alcorn County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Searcy Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
    • Biggersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacinto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Allentown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kossuth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rienzi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hightown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tishomingo County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pyburn, with the one closest to Pyburn listed first.
    • Short
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Burnsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Iuka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Oldham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Midway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Holcut
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Paden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pyburn, see our County-by-County Page for Pyburn.

Cemeteries Near Pyburn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pyburn.

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 Pyburn - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pyburn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pyburn, with the one closest to Pyburn listed first.

  • Wood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pyburns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Purgamus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hatley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hatley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • White Sulphur Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (732 more) ...
    • Hoover Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leath Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Walker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)

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 Pyburn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pyburn.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pyburn, with the one closest to Pyburn listed first.

  • Nixon
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Nixon is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
  • Hamburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gibbs ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibbs is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
  • Maddox
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Maddox is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
  • Pittsburg Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsburg Landing is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing
  • Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Hurley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurley is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Lowryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Haddock ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
  • Savannah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Michie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Short
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Economy ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Economy is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Stantonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kendrick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kendrick is located in Alcorn County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pyburn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pyburn.

Newspapers Published in Pyburn ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pyburn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pyburn, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pyburn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pyburn:

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 Pyburn, 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- Pyburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.