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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 Silerton (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 Silerton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Silerton is primarily located in Chester County. A portion of Silerton extends into Hardeman County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chester County: Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Madison & McNairy.

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

  • Chester County     (The home county of Silerton)
  • Crockett County
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silerton, with the one closest to Silerton listed first.
    • Fayette Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Grand Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
      • Grand Junction is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <2>
  • Hardeman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silerton, with the one closest to Silerton listed first.
    • Teague
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Teague is located in Hardeman County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
    • Hornsby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornsby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
      • Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Toone
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
      • Toone is located in Hardeman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Shandy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bolivar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vildo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vildo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
      • Vildo is located in Hardeman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vildo
      • From Silerton to Vildo
    • Middleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Whiteville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
      • Whiteville is located in Hardeman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteville <2>
    • Essary Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rogers Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Newcastle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silerton, with the one closest to Silerton listed first.
    • Crump
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
      • Crump is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,459 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crump <2>
    • Shiloh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sibley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Pittsburg Landing Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg Landing Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
      • Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
  • Haywood County
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silerton, with the one closest to Silerton listed first.
    • Huron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Middle Fork
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
      • Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Middle Fork
      • From Silerton to Middle Fork
    • Rhodes Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodes Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
      • Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
    • White Fern
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Reagan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sardis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <2>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silerton, with the one closest to Silerton listed first.
    • Parkburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
      • Parkburg is located in Madison County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
    • Medon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
      • Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
    • Malesus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malesus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
      • Malesus is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Malesus
      • From Silerton to Malesus
    • Mercer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Denmark
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jackson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lawrence
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Lawrence is located in Madison County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
    • Huntersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Providence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Providence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Providence
      • From Silerton to Providence
  • McNairy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silerton, with the one closest to Silerton listed first.
    • Finger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
      • Finger is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finger <2>
    • Rose Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
      • Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rose Creek
      • From Silerton to Rose Creek
    • Bethel Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Springs
      • Bethel Springs is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Springs <2>
    • Selmer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmer
      • Selmer is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selmer <2>
    • Falcon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Purdy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
      • Purdy is located in McNairy County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Purdy
      • From Silerton to Purdy
    • Ramer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramer
      • Ramer is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramer <2>
    • Eastview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
      • Eastview is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Adamsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Chewalla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Stantonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Guys
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tippah County (MS)

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

Cemeteries Near Silerton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silerton.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coopers Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coopers Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coopers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haltoms Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haltoms Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haltoms Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fyre Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fyre Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fyre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Owens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Bluff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Bluff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (439 more) ...
    • Cave Springs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cave Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Big Springs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Walton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

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

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

  • Pine Top
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Top have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
    • Pine Top is located in Hardeman County
  • Deanburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Masseyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Montezuma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Teague
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
    • Teague is located in Hardeman County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
  • Medon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Toone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
    • Toone is located in Hardeman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Shandy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • McNairy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNairy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNairy
    • McNairy is located in McNairy County
  • Bolivar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
    • Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rose Creek
    • From Silerton to Rose Creek
  • Henderson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pinson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Uptonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uptonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
      • Uptonville is located in Madison County
    • Bethel Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Springs
      • Bethel Springs is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Springs <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Silerton ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silerton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silerton, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silerton.

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 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 Silerton:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silerton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Silerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silerton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3411, Longitude: -88.8054    









 

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