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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 Rosemark (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 Rosemark. 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 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.

Rosemark is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Crittenden (AR), DeSoto (MS), Marshall (MS), Fayette & Tipton.

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

  • Shelby County     (The home county of Rosemark)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosemark, with the one closest to Rosemark listed first.
    • Gallaway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Braden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Withe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
    • Canadaville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Feathers Chapel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
    • Macon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Bethel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • New Bethel is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
    • Piperton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Piperton is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
    • Rossville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Somerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Hancock County
  • Haywood County
  • Lauderdale County
  • Tipton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosemark, with the one closest to Rosemark listed first.
    • Atoka
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Idaville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Munford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wilkinsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Brighton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Clopton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Clopton is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
      • Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
    • Gainesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Gainesville is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 958 people
    • Drummonds
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Carmel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
    • Randolph
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Burlison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Gilt Edge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Crittenden County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosemark, with the one closest to Rosemark listed first.
    • Mound City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarkedale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • James Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jericho
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Sunset
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Sunset is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Hulbert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West Memphis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Gilmore is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Turrell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Turrell is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turrell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turrell <1>
  • Mississippi County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosemark, with the one closest to Rosemark listed first.
    • Wilson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilson is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
    • Driver
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Driver is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
    • Bassett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Joiner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bardstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Marie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Marie is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Frenchmans Bayou
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Osceola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Luxora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
    • Keiser
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Keiser is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
    • Birdsong
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Denwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • DeSoto County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosemark, with the one closest to Rosemark listed first.
    • Olive Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Southaven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Marshall County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosemark, with the one closest to Rosemark listed first.
    • Barton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Cayce
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Rosemark ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosemark.

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

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

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

  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosemark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gratitude Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Williams Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gildfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (430 more) ...
    • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kerrville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bethuel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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, Rosemark had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Barretville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Barretville is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretville
  • Atoka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Tipton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tipton is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Idaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kerrville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kerrville is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrville
  • Pearley ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearley is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearley
  • Brunswick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Munford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Millington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Brighton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lucy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bartlett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Arlington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gallaway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gainesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Gainesville is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 958 people

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

Newspapers Published in Rosemark ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosemark.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosemark, 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 Rosemark.

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 Rosemark:

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 Rosemark, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rosemark) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.