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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 Taylors Crossing (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 Taylors Crossing. 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 Taylors Crossing ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Taylors Crossing: Taylors Xing.
- While the name of this community is Taylors Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Taylors Crossing may originally have been Taylor's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Taylors Crossing might be written as Taylor Crossing.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Taylors Crossing is located in Henderson 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 Henderson County: Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardin & Madison.
Below are the counties that are near Taylors Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylors Crossing:
- Henderson County (The home county of Taylors Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Crossing, with the one closest to Taylors Crossing listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Reagan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sardis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Darden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Middle Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Huron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Poplar Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Parkers Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Crossing, with the one closest to Taylors Crossing listed first.
- Chaseville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Coxburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Crossing, with the one closest to Taylors Crossing listed first.
- Clarksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Anark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Cedar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Crossing, with the one closest to Taylors Crossing listed first.
- Milledgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Enville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Jacks Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sweet Lips
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Mifflin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Henderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Masseyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Crossing, with the one closest to Taylors Crossing listed first.
- Scotts Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Dunbar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Decaturville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Parsons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Jeannette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Sugar Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Crossing, with the one closest to Taylors Crossing listed first.
- Saltillo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Swift
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Johnson Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Centerview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Centerview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- New Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Crump
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Savannah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Belle Meade
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Crossing, with the one closest to Taylors Crossing listed first.
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Claybrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Pinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Crossing, with the one closest to Taylors Crossing listed first.
- Leapwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Finger
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Stantonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Bethel Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Crossing, with the one closest to Taylors Crossing listed first.
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Flatwoods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Linden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beardstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Crossing, with the one closest to Taylors Crossing listed first.
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Slickrock Ford
(29 miles [46.7 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylors Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Taylors Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Taylors Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylors Crossing.
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 Taylors Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylors Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylors Crossing, with the one closest to Taylors Crossing listed first.
- Pratt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chumney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brasher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rushing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hensley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Presley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Powers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (781 more) ...
- Lowery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Averett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harrington 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.<5>
While we didn't find Taylors Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taylors Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylors Crossing, with the one closest to Taylors Crossing listed first.
- Scotts Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shady Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hill
- Reagan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sardis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thurman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thurman is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Dunbar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Decaturville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beacon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beacon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Darden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Saltillo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Point Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bath Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylors Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylors Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Taylors Crossing ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylors Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylors Crossing, 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 Taylors Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Taylors Crossing:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Henderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Chester County
- Decatur County
- Hardin County
- Madison County
- McNairy County
- Perry County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taylors Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Taylors Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |