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 Turkey Track (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 Turkey Track. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Turkey Track is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Lauderdale (AL), Giles, Lewis, Maury & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Turkey Track. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turkey Track:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Turkey Track)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Track, with the one closest to Turkey Track listed first.
- Henryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Park Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Flatwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ethridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Webber City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Westpoint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Lawrenceburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Busby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- New Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Loretto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Iron City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Decatur County
- Mount Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Track, with the one closest to Turkey Track listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Weakley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Campbellsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Bodenham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Wales
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Bufords
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Track, with the one closest to Turkey Track listed first.
- Johnson Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Track, with the one closest to Turkey Track listed first.
- Aetna
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Hornertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Pleasantville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Swan Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whitfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Duck River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Graytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Tottys Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Littlelot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Track, with the one closest to Turkey Track listed first.
- Voorhies
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Hohenwald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kimmins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Track, with the one closest to Turkey Track listed first.
- Hampshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Screamer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Frierson Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Scotts Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Greenfield Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Broadview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Southport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Ashwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Arkland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Track, with the one closest to Turkey Track listed first.
- Flatwoods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Linden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beardstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Lobelville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Track, with the one closest to Turkey Track listed first.
- Ashland Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Slickrock Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Waynesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collinwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Corning ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Corning is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Clifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Lutts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Inn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Track, with the one closest to Turkey Track listed first.
- Belew ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Green Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Pruitton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Arkdell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Zip City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turkey Track, see our County-by-County Page for Turkey Track.
Cemeteries Near Turkey Track ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turkey Track.
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 Turkey Track - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turkey Track covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turkey Track, with the one closest to Turkey Track listed first.
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Payton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mannie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Staggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dirtdobber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Voorhies Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Staggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Banks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Niemann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (913 more) ...
- Churchwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [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.<2>
While we didn't find Turkey Track in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turkey Track.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turkey Track, with the one closest to Turkey Track listed first.
- Strathmore ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Strathmore is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmore
- Voorhies
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Nancy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nancy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Napier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Napier is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Waynesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Hohenwald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newburg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Moon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Knob Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Knob Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Brace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brace is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace
- Crestview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crestview is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Summertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Palestine ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Pinkney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pinkney is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turkey Track. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turkey Track.
Newspapers Published in Turkey Track ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turkey Track.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turkey Track, 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 Turkey Track.
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 Turkey Track:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Decatur County
- Giles County
- Hardin County
- Hickman County
- Lewis County
- Maury County
- Perry County
- Wayne County
- Lauderdale 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 Turkey Track, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turkey Track) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |