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 Timberlake (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 Timberlake. 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.
Timberlake is located in Henderson 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 Henderson County: Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardin & Madison.
Below are the counties that are near Timberlake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Timberlake:
- Henderson County (The home county of Timberlake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timberlake, with the one closest to Timberlake listed first.
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parkers Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Darden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Poplar Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Huron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- White Fern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Reagan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Middle Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timberlake, with the one closest to Timberlake listed first.
- Chaseville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Coxburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Sandy Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Wildlife Cove Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timberlake, with the one closest to Timberlake listed first.
- Clarksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Anark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Lavinia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Huntingdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whitthorne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- McLemoresville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Bruceton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hollow Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Atwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Trezevant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timberlake, with the one closest to Timberlake listed first.
- Mifflin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Jacks Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Enville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Sweet Lips
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Milledgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Henderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timberlake, with the one closest to Timberlake listed first.
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Jeannette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Parsons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Scotts Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Pleasant Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Sugar Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Dunbar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timberlake, with the one closest to Timberlake listed first.
- Goat City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Graball
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Graball is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
- Sitka
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Ledbetter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Medina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Milan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Gibson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Union Central
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Humboldt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timberlake, with the one closest to Timberlake listed first.
- Saltillo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Sibley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Johnson Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Swift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Humphreys County
- Hustburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timberlake, with the one closest to Timberlake listed first.
- Claybrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Spring Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- Oakfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Pinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Malesus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Three Way
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Parkburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parkburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
- Windy City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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 Timberlake, with the one closest to Timberlake listed first.
- Finger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leapwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Perry County
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Timberlake, see our County-by-County Page for Timberlake.
Cemeteries Near Timberlake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Timberlake.
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 Timberlake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Timberlake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Timberlake, with the one closest to Timberlake listed first.
- Timberlake Grove MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kizer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beech River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Halbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harmon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hare Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boswell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Lexington.
- The New Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8670 <2>
- Autrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (611 more) ...
- Lexington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lexington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #422278 <2>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Timberlake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Timberlake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Timberlake, with the one closest to Timberlake listed first.
- Alberton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alberton is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hinson Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hinson Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Springs
- Bargerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bargerton is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargerton
- Juno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Juno is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Life
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Life is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Life
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Morgan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Spain ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spain is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
- Crucifer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crucifer is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crucifer
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shady Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shady Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hill
- Darden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Clarksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Timberlake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Timberlake.
Newspapers Published in Timberlake ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Timberlake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Timberlake, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Timberlake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Timberlake:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Henderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Chester County
- Decatur County
- Gibson County
- Hardin County
- Humphreys County
- Madison County
- McNairy County
- Perry 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 '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- Timberlake) 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 Timberlake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |