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 Point (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 Point. 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 Three Point ...
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 Three Point: Three Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Three Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Three Point.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 Point is located in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County: Mississippi (AR), Crockett, Dyer, Haywood & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Three Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Three Point:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Three Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Point, with the one closest to Three Point listed first.
- Luckett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Glimp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Fort Pillow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Ashport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Henning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Daniels Point Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Ripley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Durhamville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Flippin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Edith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Point, with the one closest to Three Point listed first.
- Chestnut Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Maury City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Johnsons Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Friendship
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Maury Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Dyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Point, with the one closest to Three Point listed first.
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Richwoods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Mengelwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Bruceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Ayers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Finley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Fowlkes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Middle City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Boothspoint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Dyersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Point, with the one closest to Three Point listed first.
- Braden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gallaway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hancock County
- Keeling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Point, with the one closest to Three Point listed first.
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Nutbush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Toulon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Stanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bradford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
- Allens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Owl City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Ko Ko
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Willow Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Dancyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Point, with the one closest to Three Point listed first.
- Rosemark
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rosemark is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
- Millington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lucy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Lakeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Point, with the one closest to Three Point listed first.
- Bride
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bride is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Covington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Detroit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Burlison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gift
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gift is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
- Estimated population in 2014: 378 people
- Gilt Edge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
- Brighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clopton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clopton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
- Randolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Mississippi County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Point, with the one closest to Three Point listed first.
- Luxora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Barfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Burdette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Osceola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Osceola is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <1>
- Armorel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Driver
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Driver is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Blytheville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Victoria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Victoria is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Dell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Keiser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Keiser is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Marie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marie is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Point, with the one closest to Three Point listed first.
- Cooter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Steele
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Three Point, see our County-by-County Page for Three Point.
Cemeteries Near Three Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Three Point.
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 Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Three Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Three Point, with the one closest to Three Point listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Western Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Hope Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- El Canaan MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Canaan MB Church Cemetery
- The El Canaan MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- El Canaan Cemetery
- Elcanaan Cemetery
- Elcanaan MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11680 <2>
- Canaan Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- The Green Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Cemetery
- Mack Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12619 <2>
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leighs Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighs Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Leighs Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Covington.
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- Samuels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garden of Everlasting Life
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Three Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Three Point, with the one closest to Three Point listed first.
- Mack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mack is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Fort Pillow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Glimp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Lightfoot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lightfoot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot
- Bride
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bride is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Ashport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Rialto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rialto is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
- Henning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Detroit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Covington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Golddust
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Golddust is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golddust
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Burlison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Three Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Three Point.
Newspapers Published in Three Point ...
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 Three Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Three Point, 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 Three Point.
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 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 Three Point:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crockett County
- Dyer County
- Fayette County
- Hancock County
- Haywood County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Mississippi County
- Pemiscot 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Three Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |