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 Upper Sinking (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 Upper Sinking. 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 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.
Upper Sinking is located in Hickman 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 Hickman County: Dickson, Humphreys, Lewis, Maury, Perry & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Upper Sinking. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upper Sinking:
- Hickman County (The home county of Upper Sinking)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sinking, with the one closest to Upper Sinking listed first.
- Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Hornertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Aetna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Whitfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Swan Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Only
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Graytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Nunnelly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Whitehouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Graham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Tottys Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Salt Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sinking, with the one closest to Upper Sinking listed first.
- Coxburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Chaseville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Wildlife Cove Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sinking, with the one closest to Upper Sinking listed first.
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Mount Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Sugar Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Jeannette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Parsons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Decaturville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sinking, with the one closest to Upper Sinking listed first.
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Abiff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Tidwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Tennessee City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Pomona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sinking, with the one closest to Upper Sinking listed first.
- Grandmother Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hurricane Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bakerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Bethpage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Hustburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Plant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- McEwen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Johnsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sinking, with the one closest to Upper Sinking listed first.
- Henryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Park Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Ethridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Webber City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sinking, with the one closest to Upper Sinking listed first.
- Kimmins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Voorhies
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sinking, with the one closest to Upper Sinking listed first.
- Hampshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Chapel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Chartersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Williamsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Arkland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Sawdust
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Armour Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Frierson Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Ashwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Fly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sinking, with the one closest to Upper Sinking listed first.
- Beardstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Lobelville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Sinking, with the one closest to Upper Sinking listed first.
- Ashland Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Slickrock Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Waynesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upper Sinking, see our County-by-County Page for Upper Sinking.
Cemeteries Near Upper Sinking ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upper Sinking.
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 Upper Sinking - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upper Sinking covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upper Sinking, with the one closest to Upper Sinking listed first.
- Ayers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bastin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cotham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Horner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (962 more) ...
- Baston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chessor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Upper Sinking in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Upper Sinking.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upper Sinking, with the one closest to Upper Sinking listed first.
- Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Kimmins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Aetna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Whitfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Beardstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Hohenwald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deans is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Lobelville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Palestine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Sunrise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sunrise is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Swan Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Only
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nancy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nancy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upper Sinking. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Sinking.
Newspapers Published in Upper Sinking ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Sinking.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upper Sinking, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upper Sinking.
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 Upper Sinking:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hickman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Decatur County
- Dickson County
- Humphreys County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Maury County
- Perry County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Upper Sinking, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Upper Sinking) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |