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 Saint Joseph (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 Saint Joseph. 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 Saint Joseph ...
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 Saint Joseph: St. Joseph
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Joseph. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Joseph.
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.
Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Lauderdale (AL), Giles, Lewis, Maury & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Joseph. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Joseph:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Saint Joseph)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Rascal Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Loretto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Liberty Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Westpoint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Busby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Leoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Fall River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Lawrenceburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Flatwoods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Minor Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Anthony Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Stella
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Bodenham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Weakley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Green Field
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Liberty Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Wales
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gordon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Lewis County
- Voorhies
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Corning ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corning is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Collinwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Cypress Inn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Waynesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lutts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Ashland Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Slickrock Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Davidsons Cross Roads is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsons Cross Roads
- Ford City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Wilson Dam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Nitrate City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- South Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Muscle Shoals
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sheffield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Leighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tuscumbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Spring Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Belew ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Arkdell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Pruitton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Comer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arnot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Bailey Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Zip City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Corum ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Lawrence County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Wheeler Dam Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Town Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Edmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Courtland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Lester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Cairo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lentzville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Poplar Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Ripley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Elkmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Joseph, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Joseph.
Cemeteries Near Saint Joseph ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Joseph.
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 Saint Joseph - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Joseph covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McDougal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cauhorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (808 more) ...
- New Ground Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Joseph had a population of 247 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Saint Joseph had a population of 824 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Belew ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Loretto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland Springs
- Iron City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Pruitton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Westpoint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Busby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Light ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Light is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Pinkney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pinkney is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
- Comer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Webster ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Bailey Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Pleasant Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Joseph. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Joseph.
Newspapers Published in Saint Joseph ...
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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Joseph.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Joseph, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Joseph.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Saint Joseph:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Giles County
- Lewis County
- Wayne County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone 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> | 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 Saint Joseph, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Saint Joseph) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |