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 Sylvan Heights (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 Sylvan Heights. 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 Sylvan Heights ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sylvan Heights: Sylvan Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 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.
Sylvan Heights is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Crittenden (AR), DeSoto (MS), Marshall (MS), Fayette & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Sylvan Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sylvan Heights:
- Shelby County (The home county of Sylvan Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Heights, with the one closest to Sylvan Heights listed first.
- Hunt Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Memphis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Binghampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- The Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Ramsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Spring Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
- Parkway Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Giles Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Giles Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- Lucy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Bartlett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Heights, with the one closest to Sylvan Heights listed first.
- Canadaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Hickory Withe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Gallaway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Piperton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Elba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- New Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Bethel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
- Rossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Braden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Lauderdale County
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Heights, with the one closest to Sylvan Heights listed first.
- Wilkinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
- Corona
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Corona is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Drummonds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Atoka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Munford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Idaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Idaville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Brighton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clopton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clopton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
- Gilt Edge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Gainesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 958 people
- Burlison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crittenden County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Heights, with the one closest to Sylvan Heights listed first.
- Mound City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Hulbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
- West Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sunset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- James Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Amanca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Jericho
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Clarkedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Crawfordsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Edmondson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Edmondson is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Turrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cross County (AR)
- Twist
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Twist is located in Cross County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Mississippi County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Heights, with the one closest to Sylvan Heights listed first.
- Frenchmans Bayou
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Birdsong
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Joiner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Bardstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Bassett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Denwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Whitton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Driver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Driver is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Dyess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dyess is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyess <1>
- Marie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marie is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Poinsett County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Heights, with the one closest to Sylvan Heights listed first.
- Tyronza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Saint Francis County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Heights, with the one closest to Sylvan Heights listed first.
- Heth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hughes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <1>
- DeSoto County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Heights, with the one closest to Sylvan Heights listed first.
- Southhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- De Soto Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Horn Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Southaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aldens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- Walls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <1>
- Olive Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Norfolk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Nesbit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Cormorant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sylvan Heights, with the one closest to Sylvan Heights listed first.
- Barton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Cayce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Byhalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tunica County (MS)
- Banks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Banks is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sylvan Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Sylvan Heights.
Cemeteries Near Sylvan Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sylvan Heights.
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 Sylvan Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sylvan Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sylvan Heights, with the one closest to Sylvan Heights listed first.
- Potters Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Son of Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Memphis.
- The St. Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Central Avenue Cemetery
- Ridge High Cemetery
- St. Johns Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1164395 <2>
- Memphis National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memphis National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Memphis.
- The Memphis National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mississippi River National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15596 <2>
- Pt. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (362 more) ...
- Baron Hirsch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Raleigh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Sylvan Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sylvan Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sylvan Heights, with the one closest to Sylvan Heights listed first.
- Memphis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frayser
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Frayser is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frayser
- Hopefield ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopefield is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopefield
- Buntyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buntyn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntyn
- Bellevue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Berclair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berclair is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berclair
- Raleigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raleigh is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Mound City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Almont ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Almont is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Ramsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hulbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- Whitehaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whitehaven is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehaven
- Lucy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sylvan Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sylvan Heights.
Newspapers Published in Sylvan Heights ...
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 222 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sylvan Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sylvan Heights, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sylvan Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Sylvan Heights:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Lauderdale County
- Tipton County
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Mississippi County
- Poinsett County
- Saint Francis County
- DeSoto County
- Marshall County
- Tunica 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 Sylvan Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sylvan Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |