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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 Throckmorton (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 Throckmorton. 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 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.

Throckmorton is located in Stewart County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stewart County: Calloway (KY), Christian (KY), Trigg (KY), Benton, Henry, Houston & Montgomery.

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

  • Stewart County     (The home county of Throckmorton)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Throckmorton, with the one closest to Throckmorton listed first.
    • Faxon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Sandy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brevards Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
      • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
  • Cheatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Throckmorton, with the one closest to Throckmorton listed first.
    • Henrietta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
    • Neptune
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Cheap Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheap Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
      • Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
    • Lockertsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Dickson County
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Throckmorton, with the one closest to Throckmorton listed first.
    • Oak Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Henry County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
    • Mount Vista ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
      • Mount Vista is located in Henry County
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Throckmorton, with the one closest to Throckmorton listed first.
    • Brownsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
    • Erin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tennessee Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Omega ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omega have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
      • Omega is located in Houston County
    • McKinnon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKinnon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
      • McKinnon is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McKinnon
      • From Throckmorton to McKinnon
    • Magnolia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magnolia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Magnolia
      • From Throckmorton to Magnolia
  • Humphreys County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Throckmorton, with the one closest to Throckmorton listed first.
    • Halls Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
      • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
    • Trinity
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Humphreys County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
    • McEwen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Pigeon Roost
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
      • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
    • Waverly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bethpage
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethpage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
      • Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Throckmorton, with the one closest to Throckmorton listed first.
    • Oakwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dotsonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
      • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
    • Woodlawn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Louise
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Louise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Louise is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Louise
      • From Throckmorton to Louise
    • Louise Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
      • Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
    • McAllisters Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Liverworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Clarksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stryker Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stryker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
      • Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Southside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Wingate West
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
      • Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
  • Robertson County
  • Calloway County (KY)
  • Christian County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Throckmorton, with the one closest to Throckmorton listed first.
    • Garrettsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • LaFayette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaFayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
      • LaFayette is located in Christian County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <1>
    • Bennettstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Howel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
      • Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Howel
      • From Throckmorton to Howel
    • Oak Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Herndon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
    • Newstead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newstead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
      • Newstead is located in Christian County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newstead
      • From Throckmorton to Newstead
    • Church Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Church Hill is located in Christian County (KY)
    • Pembroke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Todd County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Throckmorton, with the one closest to Throckmorton listed first.
    • Trenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Todd County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <1>
    • Guthrie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Guthrie is located in Todd County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <1>
  • Trigg County (KY)
    • Caledonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caledonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caledonia
      • From Throckmorton to Caledonia

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

Cemeteries Near Throckmorton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Throckmorton.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Haus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dunbar Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunbar Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunbar Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • John Brake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Brake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Brake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graveyard Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graveyard Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graveyard Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lowery Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blair Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carlisle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlisle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlisle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Erin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Givins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Givins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Givins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (787 more) ...
    • Austin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Moore Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Winters Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Throckmorton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Throckmorton.

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

  • Cumberland City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Needmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Montgomery County
  • Indian Mound
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellamy ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellamy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
    • Bellamy is located in Montgomery County
  • Erin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sailors Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
    • Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
  • Shiloh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
  • Palmyra
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Palmyra is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <1>
  • Oakwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Legate
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Legate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
    • Legate is located in Stewart County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Legate
    • From Throckmorton to Legate
  • Dotsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hematite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hematite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
    • Hematite is located in Montgomery County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Throckmorton ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Throckmorton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Throckmorton, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Throckmorton.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Throckmorton:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Throckmorton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stewart County: www.stewartcountygovernment.com

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<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 Throckmorton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Throckmorton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Throckmorton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4294, Longitude: -87.6389    









 

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