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 Westover (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 Westover. 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 doctors and 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.
Westover is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood & Henderson.
Below are the counties that are near Westover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westover:
- Madison County (The home county of Westover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Jackson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- Malesus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Huntersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Oakfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windy City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Medon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parkburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parkburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Three Way
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Pinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Lavinia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Whitthorne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Atwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- McLemoresville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Deanburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Mifflin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Silerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Jacks Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Masseyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Sweet Lips
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Enville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Fruitvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Gadsden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Bells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alamo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Crockett Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Maury City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Maury Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Elizabeth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
- Friendship
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Chestnut Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Fayette County
- Fayette Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Humboldt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Medina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Goat City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Gibson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Sitka
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Graball
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Graball is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
- Milan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ledbetter
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Brazil
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Union Central
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Trenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Whitway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Hardeman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Teague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Teague is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
- Toone
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Vildo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Shandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Bolivar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whiteville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hornsby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Wellwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Woodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Willow Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Allens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Owl City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Hillville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Bradford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
- Brownsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Eurekaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Ko Ko
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Dancyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Nutbush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- White Fern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Huron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Middle Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Rhodes Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Union Cross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Parkers Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Finger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Bethel Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westover, see our County-by-County Page for Westover.
Cemeteries Near Westover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westover.
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 Westover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riveside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bemis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rushing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgecrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bascom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (414 more) ...
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McClellan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McLemore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Westover in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westover.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Jackson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Malesus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Neely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neely is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neely
- Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Carroll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Medon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Mercer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Uptonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Uptonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
- Pinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gadsden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wellwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Teague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Teague is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
- Beech Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westover. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westover.
Newspapers Published in Westover ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westover.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westover, 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 Westover.
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 Westover:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Chester County
- Crockett County
- Fayette County
- Gibson County
- Hardeman County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- McNairy 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 Westover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Westover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |