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 Teague (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 Teague. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Teague is located in Hardeman 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 Hardeman County: Alcorn (MS), Benton (MS), Tippah (MS), Chester, Fayette, Haywood, Madison & McNairy.
Below are the counties that are near Teague. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Teague:
- Hardeman County (The home county of Teague)
- The following are listed by their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- Toone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Shandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Vildo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Bolivar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hornsby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Whiteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newcastle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Hickory Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Middleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rogers Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Saulsbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Essary Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- Deanburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Silerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Masseyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mifflin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Jacks Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sweet Lips
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Enville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Milledgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- Bells
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Gadsden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Alamo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- Fayette Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Somerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Feathers Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- Humboldt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Medina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Goat City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Hillville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Wellwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Eurekaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Willow Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Ko Ko
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Dancyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Allens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Brownsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
- Owl City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Stanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fredonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- White Fern
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Huron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Middle Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Rhodes Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- Medon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parkburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
- Mercer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Malesus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Pinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lawrence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Oakfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Windy City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- Finger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rose Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Bethel Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Selmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Purdy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Leapwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Ramer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Teague, see our County-by-County Page for Teague.
Cemeteries Near Teague ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Teague.
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 Teague - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Teague covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McLendon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Toone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Overton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (415 more) ...
- Lowery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cearley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Teague had a post office and railroad service. In 2014, Teague had a population of 2,181 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Teague, with the one closest to Teague listed first.
- Toone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Medon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Uptonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Uptonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
- Deanburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Shandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Mercer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Neely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Neely is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neely
- Pine Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Top is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hatchie is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie
- Malesus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Vildo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bolivar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Pinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Teague. See our List of 1890's Communities around Teague.
Newspapers Published in Teague ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Teague.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Teague, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Teague.
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 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 Teague:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hardeman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Crockett County
- Fayette County
- Gibson County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Madison County
- McNairy 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> | 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 Teague, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Teague) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |