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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Victory. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Victory to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Victory, please Contact Us.

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 Victory (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 Victory. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Victory is historic, it would have been located within present day Wayne 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 Wayne County: Lauderdale (AL), Decatur, Hardin, Lawrence, Lewis & Perry.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Victory)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victory, with the one closest to Victory listed first.
    • Collinwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
    • Lutts
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cypress Inn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sorby ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sorby is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
    • Corning ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Corning is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
    • Waynesboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Clifton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Slickrock Ford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
    • Ashland Ford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victory, with the one closest to Victory listed first.
    • Dunbar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victory, with the one closest to Victory listed first.
    • Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
    • Lowryville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Johnson Ford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
    • Bruton Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Gibbs ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Gibbs is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
    • Centerview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Centerview is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
      • Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
    • Swift
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Swift is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
    • Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Paulks ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Paulks is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
    • Belle Meade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
    • New Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • New Town is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Savannah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Lawrence County
  • Lewis County
  • Perry County
  • Colbert County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victory, with the one closest to Victory listed first.
    • Crows Camp ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
    • Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
    • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
    • Riverton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilson Dam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
    • Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
    • Sheffield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • South Florence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Caryton ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
    • Ingleton ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
    • Cherokee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Davidsons Cross Roads is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsons Cross Roads
  • Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Tishomingo County (MS)

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

Cemeteries Near Victory ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Victory.

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 Victory - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.

Victory itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 55 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Weatherford ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Weatherford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
  • Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
  • Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Lutts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Houston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Houston is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Martins Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Martins Mills is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mills
  • Cypress Inn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sorby ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sorby is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
  • Moon ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Moon is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
  • Kendell ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kendell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendell
  • Light ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Light is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
  • Waynesboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gillises Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Gillises Mills is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillises Mills
    • Stout
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Stout is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Cloverdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Victory ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Victory.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Victory, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Victory.

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 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 Victory:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Victory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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- Victory) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.