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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 Sidonia (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 Sidonia. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Sidonia is located in Weakley 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 Weakley County: Graves (KY), Carroll, Gibson, Henry & Obion.

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

  • Weakley County     (The home county of Sidonia)
  • Carroll County
  • Crockett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sidonia, with the one closest to Sidonia listed first.
    • Elizabeth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
      • Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
    • Crockett Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendship
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Maury Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
      • Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
  • Dyer County
  • Gibson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sidonia, with the one closest to Sidonia listed first.
    • Four Points
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rutherford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tilghman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dyer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Yorkville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Yorkville is located in Gibson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Concord
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Trenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Union Central
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Union Central is located in Gibson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
    • Whitway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Milan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ledbetter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
  • Henry County
  • Lake County
    • Owl City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Owl City is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
  • Obion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sidonia, with the one closest to Sidonia listed first.
    • Kenton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rives
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McConnell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Union City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pierce Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Troy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Troy is located in Obion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Englewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Englewood is located in Obion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
    • Obion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Obion is located in Obion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
    • South Fulton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Woodland Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Hornbeak
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Samburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Fulton County (KY)
  • Graves County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sidonia, with the one closest to Sidonia listed first.
    • Water Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Wingo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Wingo is located in Graves County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingo <1>
    • Lynnville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bell City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
  • Hickman County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sidonia, with the one closest to Sidonia listed first.
    • Moscow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Fulgham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Clinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Clinton is located in Hickman County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Sidonia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sidonia.

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

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

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

  • Connell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Tansil Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rice - Underwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cate Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (645 more) ...
    • Henry Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dortch Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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>

While we didn't find Sidonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sidonia.

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

  • Sharon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pelia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pelia is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pelia
  • Kenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Martin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gardner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gardner is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Greenfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ralston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Crockett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Crockett is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Terrell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rutherford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mason Hall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mason Hall is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Hall
  • Rives
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Moffatt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Moffatt is located in Obion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffatt
    • Bradford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dresden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Sidonia ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sidonia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sidonia, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sidonia.

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 websites either 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 Sidonia:

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