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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 (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. 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 hospitals 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.

West is located in Gibson County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gibson County: Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Madison & Weakley.

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

  • Gibson County     (The home county of West)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
    • Goat City
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
      • Goat City is located in Gibson County
    • Sitka
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
      • Sitka is located in Gibson County
    • Graball
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
      • Graball is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
    • Medina
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
      • Medina is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <2>
    • Milan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gibson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Ledbetter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
      • Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
    • Union Central
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
      • Union Central is located in Gibson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
    • Humboldt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
      • Humboldt is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <2>
    • Whitway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
      • Whitway is located in Gibson County
    • Concord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Gibson County
    • Trenton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>
    • Bradford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
    • Lavinia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Whitthorne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
      • Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
    • Cedar Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Atwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
    • Trezevant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • McLemoresville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
      • McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Wingo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wingo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
      • Wingo is located in Carroll County
    • Clarksburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Huntingdon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Concord
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Carroll County
    • Hico
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Hico is located in Carroll County
    • McKenzie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
      • McKenzie is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <2>
    • Buena Vista
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
    • Mifflin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
      • Mifflin is located in Chester County
    • Henderson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jacks Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Deanburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
      • Deanburg is located in Chester County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
  • Crockett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
    • Gadsden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gadsden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
      • Gadsden is located in Crockett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Fruitvale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
      • Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
    • Bells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
      • Bells is located in Crockett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <2>
    • Alamo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Alamo is located in Crockett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <2>
    • Crockett Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
      • Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
    • Elizabeth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
      • Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
    • Johnsons Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
      • Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
    • Maury Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
      • Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
    • Maury City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
      • Maury City is located in Crockett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Friendship
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Crockett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Dyer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
    • Tatumville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
      • Tatumville is located in Dyer County
    • Tigrett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
      • Tigrett is located in Dyer County
    • Churchton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
      • Churchton is located in Dyer County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
  • Haywood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
    • Wellwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
      • Wellwood is located in Haywood County
    • Owl City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
      • Owl City is located in Haywood County
    • Woodland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Haywood County
    • Allens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
      • Allens is located in Haywood County
    • Bradford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Haywood County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
    • Willow Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
      • Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
    • McHaney ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHaney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
      • McHaney is located in Henderson County
    • Atkins ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Henderson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
    • White Fern
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
      • White Fern is located in Henderson County
    • Union Cross
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
      • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
    • Parkers Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Huron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Henderson County
    • Lexington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
      • Farmville is located in Henderson County
    • Middle Fork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
      • Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
    • Rhodes Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodes Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
      • Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
    • Chesterfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chesterfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
    • Spring Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Spring Creek is located in Madison County
    • Three Way
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
      • Three Way is located in Madison County
    • Oakfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
      • Oakfield is located in Madison County
    • Windy City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
      • Windy City is located in Madison County
    • Claybrook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
      • Claybrook is located in Madison County
    • Lawrence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Lawrence is located in Madison County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
    • Jackson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Malesus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malesus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
      • Malesus is located in Madison County
    • Huntersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
      • Huntersville is located in Madison County
    • Providence
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Providence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Madison County
    • Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
      • Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
    • Pinson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Denmark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Obion County
    • Kenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
      • Kenton is located in Obion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
  • Weakley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West, with the one closest to West listed first.
    • Greenfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Pillowville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillowville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
      • Pillowville is located in Weakley County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
    • Gleason
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
      • Gleason is located in Weakley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gleason <2>
    • Sharon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sidonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
      • Sidonia is located in Weakley County
    • Dresden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dresden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
      • Dresden is located in Weakley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <2>
    • Tumbling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
      • Tumbling is located in Weakley County

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

Cemeteries Near West ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Rush Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hope Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elam Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mariah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mariah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mariah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bluff Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Rose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cloverdale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloverdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloverdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Davidson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Concord Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lavinia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lavinia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lavinia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, West had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Medina
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Gibson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <2>
  • Lavinia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Milan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gibson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Gibson is located in Gibson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Spring Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Spring Creek is located in Madison County
  • Whitthorne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
    • Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
  • Humboldt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Gibson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <2>
  • Carroll
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Carroll is located in Madison County
  • Oakfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
    • Oakfield is located in Madison County
  • Law
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Law have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law
    • Law is located in Henderson County
  • McHaney ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHaney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
    • McHaney is located in Henderson County
  • Cedar Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
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    • Atwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
    • Fruitland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Gibson County
    • Claybrook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
      • Claybrook is located in Madison County

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

Newspapers Published in West ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around West.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West.

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 helpful 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- West) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8406, Longitude: -88.7542       In this case, the coordinates for West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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