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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 Terrell (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 Terrell. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Terrell is located in Weakley 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 Weakley County: Graves (KY), Carroll, Gibson, Henry & Obion.

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

  • Weakley County     (The home county of Terrell)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrell, with the one closest to Terrell listed first.
    • McKenzie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Trezevant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wingo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrell, with the one closest to Terrell listed first.
    • Trimble
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Trimble is located in Dyer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
    • Churchton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Churchton is located in Dyer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
    • Newbern
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tatumville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Meacham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gibson County
  • Henry County
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrell, with the one closest to Terrell listed first.
    • New Markham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • New Markham is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
    • Owl City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Owl City is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
    • Proctor City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Proctor City is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
    • Sunkist Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
      • Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
    • Tiptonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Obion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrell, with the one closest to Terrell listed first.
    • McConnell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pierce Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Union City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rives
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • South Fulton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Woodland Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Englewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Englewood is located in Obion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
    • Kenton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Troy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Troy is located in Obion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Obion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Obion is located in Obion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
    • Hornbeak
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Samburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Calloway County (KY)
  • Carlisle County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrell, with the one closest to Terrell listed first.
    • Arlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Arlington is located in Carlisle County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Milburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Fulton County (KY)
  • Graves County (KY)
  • Hickman County (KY)
  • Mississippi County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrell, with the one closest to Terrell listed first.
    • Wolf Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
    • Pinhook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pinhook is located in Mississippi County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
      • Estimated population in 2012: 30 people

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

Cemeteries Near Terrell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Terrell.

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 Terrell - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Shaddtown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hurt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Valentine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Callicott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pelia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • McKinney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Obion Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (608 more) ...
    • Cheatham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stovall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Collier 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, Terrell had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Gardner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardner is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Mount Pelia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pelia is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pelia
  • Harris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Harris is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Martin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • McConnell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rives
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pierce Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Union City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crockett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Crockett is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Moffatt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Moffatt is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffatt
  • Ralston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Jordan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people

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

Newspapers Published in Terrell ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Terrell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Terrell, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Terrell.

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 Terrell:

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 Terrell, 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- Terrell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.