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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 Saltillo (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 Saltillo. 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 and hospitals 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.

Saltillo 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 Saltillo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saltillo:

  • Hardin County     (The home county of Saltillo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saltillo, with the one closest to Saltillo listed first.
    • Swift
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Swift is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
    • Sibley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Centerview is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
      • Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
    • Johnson Ford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
    • Paulks ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Paulks is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
    • New Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • New Town is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Savannah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Belle Meade
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
    • Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
    • Crump
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittsburg Landing Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
    • Nixon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Nixon is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
    • Lowryville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Chester County
  • Decatur County
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saltillo, with the one closest to Saltillo listed first.
    • Sardis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Reagan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rhodes Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
    • Darden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Darden is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
    • Chesterfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Middle Fork
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lexington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Huron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Poplar Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • White Fern
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Cross
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
    • Farmville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Farmville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saltillo, with the one closest to Saltillo listed first.
    • Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
    • Pinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • McNairy County
  • Perry County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saltillo, with the one closest to Saltillo listed first.
    • Clifton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sorby ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Sorby is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
    • Lutts
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Waynesboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Slickrock Ford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
    • Ashland Ford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
    • Collinwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Haddock ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
  • Tishomingo County (MS)

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

Cemeteries Near Saltillo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saltillo.

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

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

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

  • Saltillo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Boiling Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Boiling Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Whitelawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Tarbet Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Shannon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cawthon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • New Russell Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (809 more) ...
    • Old Russell Chapel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Russell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saltillo had a population of 354 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Saltillo had a population of 521 people.

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

  • Point Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Thurman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Thurman is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
  • Swift
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Swift is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
  • Sibley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cerro Gordo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cerro Gordo is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
  • Dunbar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sardis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Morris Chapel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Morris Chapel is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel
  • Paulks ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Paulks is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
  • Bath Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Milledgeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Scotts Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Savannah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Economy ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Economy is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork

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

Newspapers Published in Saltillo ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saltillo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saltillo, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saltillo.

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 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 Saltillo:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saltillo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Saltillo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.