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 South Fork (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 South Fork. 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 South Fork ...
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 South Fork: S. Fork
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Fork. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Fork.
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 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 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.
South Fork is located in Dyer 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 Dyer County: Mississippi (AR), Pemiscot (MO), Crockett, Gibson, Lake, Lauderdale & Obion.
Below are the counties that are near South Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Fork:
- Dyer County (The home county of South Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Fowlkes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Bruceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Dyersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bishop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Middle City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Tigrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Finley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Richwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Mengelwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Meacham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Tatumville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Chestnut Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
- Maury Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Maury City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Crockett Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Johnsons Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Alamo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bells
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Gadsden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Brazil
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Yorkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Tilghman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Dyer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rutherford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gibson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Toulon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Nutbush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Owl City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Bradford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
- Allens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Wellwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Ridgely
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Powells Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Powells Ferry is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
- Owl City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Sunkist Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Tiptonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Halls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Edith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Flippin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Ripley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Durhamville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Henning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glimp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Luckett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Ashport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Daniels Point Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Windy City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Obion County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Obion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Kenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Hornbeak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Samburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Gift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gift is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
- Estimated population in 2014: 378 people
- Bride
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bride is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Covington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mississippi County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Barfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Armorel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Blytheville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Caruthersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cooter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hayti
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hayti is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <1>
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Steele
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Braggadocio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Hayti Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Fork, see our County-by-County Page for South Fork.
Cemeteries Near South Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Fork.
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 South Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Green Hill Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McCoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Parr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williams Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sorrell Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Butterworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rutherford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find South Fork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Fork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Fowlkes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Double Bridges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Double Bridges is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
- Halls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Gates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Dyersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nankipoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nankipoo is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankipoo
- Dry Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- RoEllen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- RoEllen is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for RoEllen
- Finley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Curve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Curve is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curve
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stokes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Edith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abernathy is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Fork.
Newspapers Published in South Fork ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Fork, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Fork.
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 South Fork:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Dyer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crockett County
- Gibson County
- Haywood County
- Lake County
- Lauderdale County
- Madison County
- Obion County
- Tipton County
- Mississippi County
- Pemiscot 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 South Fork, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |