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 West Cyruston (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 West Cyruston. 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.
Name Variations for West Cyruston ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Cyruston: W. Cyruston
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
West Cyruston is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Limestone (AL), Madison (AL), Bedford, Franklin, Giles, Marshall & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near West Cyruston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Cyruston:
- Lincoln County (The home county of West Cyruston)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cyruston, with the one closest to West Cyruston listed first.
- Pearl City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
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- Coldwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Dellrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Molino
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Harms
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Boonshill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Hughey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Camargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Cash Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Elk Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Park City Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cyruston, with the one closest to West Cyruston listed first.
- Whitaker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Palmetto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Raus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Shelbyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cyruston, with the one closest to West Cyruston listed first.
- Garner Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Lexie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Huntland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cyruston, with the one closest to West Cyruston listed first.
- Wheelerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Frankewing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Dickson Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Pisgah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Ardmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elkmont Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Aymett Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Trigg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Powell Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Prospect
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cyruston, with the one closest to West Cyruston listed first.
- Fall River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Appleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- New Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cyruston, with the one closest to West Cyruston listed first.
- Delina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Talley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Cornersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Belfast
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Cochran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Globe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lewisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- South Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cyruston, with the one closest to West Cyruston listed first.
- Culleoka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scribner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Leftwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Southport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cyruston, with the one closest to West Cyruston listed first.
- Lynchburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Colbert County (AL)
- Garner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Jackson County (AL)
- Francisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cyruston, with the one closest to West Cyruston listed first.
- Ardmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Pettusville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Center Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Elkmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hay's Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Fairmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Lester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Capshaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cyruston, with the one closest to West Cyruston listed first.
- Elkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Madison Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hazel Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Harvest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jeff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Meridianville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Moore's Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- New Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Cyruston, see our County-by-County Page for West Cyruston.
Cemeteries Near West Cyruston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Cyruston.
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 West Cyruston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Cyruston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Cyruston, with the one closest to West Cyruston listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Metcalf Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Farrar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blanche Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hovis - Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Cyruston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (1488 more) ...
- Sugg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Halbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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>
While we didn't find West Cyruston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Cyruston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Cyruston, with the one closest to West Cyruston listed first.
- Millville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Dellrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Molino
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Harms
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Hughey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Boonshill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Bryson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryson is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
- Blanche
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blanche is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Camargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Bunker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cash Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Elkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Blakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blakeville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Cyruston. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Cyruston.
Newspapers Published in West Cyruston ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Cyruston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Cyruston, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Cyruston.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 West Cyruston:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Colbert County
- Jackson County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Madison 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 West Cyruston, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Cyruston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |