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 Three Oaks (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 Three Oaks. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Three Oaks is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Limestone (AL), Madison (AL), Bedford, Franklin, Giles, Marshall & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Three Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Three Oaks:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Three Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Oaks, with the one closest to Three Oaks listed first.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Howell Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Park City Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Corder Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Clarks Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Camargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Flintville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Elk Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Molino
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Harms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Oaks, with the one closest to Three Oaks listed first.
- Raus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Whitaker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Willow Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Oaks, with the one closest to Three Oaks listed first.
- Southgate Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Tullahoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Oaks, with the one closest to Three Oaks listed first.
- Huntland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lexie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Beans Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Garner Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Winchester Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sal City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Decherd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Estill Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Oaks, with the one closest to Three Oaks listed first.
- Ardmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wheelerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Elkmont Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Dickson Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Frankewing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Pisgah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Trigg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Aymett Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Powell Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Pulaski
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Oaks, with the one closest to Three Oaks listed first.
- Delina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Talley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Yell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Belfast
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Cornersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Cochran
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Oaks, with the one closest to Three Oaks listed first.
- Lynchburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Countyline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Colbert County (AL)
- Garner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Oaks, with the one closest to Three Oaks listed first.
- Francisco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Princeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Estillfork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Hollytree
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Baileytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Trenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hytop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Paint Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Pleasant Groves
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Skyline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Oaks, with the one closest to Three Oaks listed first.
- Caro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Ardmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Center Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Capshaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Pettusville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Fairmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Elkmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hay's Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Country Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <1>
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Oaks, with the one closest to Three Oaks listed first.
- Key's Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Hazel Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Meridianville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Madison Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chase
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Country Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Harvest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jeff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Three Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for Three Oaks.
Cemeteries Near Three Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Three Oaks.
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 Three Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Three Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Three Oaks, with the one closest to Three Oaks listed first.
- Simms Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beverly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Towry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Land Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rowland Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Travis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pryor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Towry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1389 more) ...
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Three Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Three Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Three Oaks, with the one closest to Three Oaks listed first.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Fisk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fisk is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Key's Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Camargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Flintville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Kelso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plevna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plevna is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Molino
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Smithland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smithland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Harms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Three Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Three Oaks.
Newspapers Published in Three Oaks ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Three Oaks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Three Oaks, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Three Oaks.
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 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 Three Oaks:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Marshall County
- Moore County
- Colbert County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison 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> | 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- Three Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Three Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |