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 Toone (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 Toone. 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 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.
Toone is located in Hardeman 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 Hardeman County: Alcorn (MS), Benton (MS), Tippah (MS), Chester, Fayette, Haywood, Madison & McNairy.
Below are the counties that are near Toone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Toone:
- Hardeman County (The home county of Toone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toone, with the one closest to Toone listed first.
- Teague
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Teague is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
- Shandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Bolivar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vildo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Hornsby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Whiteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newcastle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Hickory Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Middleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rogers Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Saulsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Essary Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toone, with the one closest to Toone listed first.
- Silerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Deanburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Masseyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Montezuma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sweet Lips
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Jacks Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mifflin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Enville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toone, with the one closest to Toone listed first.
- Bells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fruitvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Gadsden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Alamo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toone, with the one closest to Toone listed first.
- Fayette Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Somerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grand Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- La Grange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Williston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Feathers Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
- Forty Five
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Hancock County
- Keeling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toone, with the one closest to Toone listed first.
- Hillville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Eurekaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Woodland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Ko Ko
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Wellwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Dancyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Willow Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Allens
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Brownsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
- Stanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fredonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Owl City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toone, with the one closest to Toone listed first.
- Huron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- White Fern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Rhodes Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Middle Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toone, with the one closest to Toone listed first.
- Medon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Parkburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parkburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
- Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Malesus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Pinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Providence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Lawrence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- Oakfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Windy City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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 Toone, with the one closest to Toone listed first.
- Rose Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Finger
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bethel Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Selmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Ramer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leapwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Chewalla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Eastview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Benton County (MS)
- Michigan City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tippah County (MS)
- Walnut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Toone, see our County-by-County Page for Toone.
Cemeteries Near Toone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Toone.
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 Toone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Toone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Toone, with the one closest to Toone listed first.
- Overton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ruffian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cearley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McLendon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Toone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (437 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cloverport Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Toone had a population of 254 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Toone had a population of 336 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Toone, with the one closest to Toone listed first.
- Shandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Teague
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Teague is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
- Uptonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Uptonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
- Bolivar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Medon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchie is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie
- Pine Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Top is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Deanburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Mercer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Vildo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Whiteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Neely
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Neely is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neely
- Cedar Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Chapel is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chapel
- Middleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburg is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Toone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Toone.
Newspapers Published in Toone ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Toone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Toone, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Toone.
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 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 Toone:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hardeman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Crockett County
- Fayette County
- Hancock County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Madison County
- McNairy County
- Benton County
- Tippah 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> | 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 Toone, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Toone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |