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 Wildlife Cove Village (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 Wildlife Cove Village. 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 Wildlife Cove Village ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Wildlife Cove Village: Wildlife Cv. Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Wildlife Cove Village is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Carroll, Decatur, Henry, Houston, Humphreys & Stewart.
Below are the counties that are near Wildlife Cove Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wildlife Cove Village:
- Benton County (The home county of Wildlife Cove Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildlife Cove Village, with the one closest to Wildlife Cove Village listed first.
- Coxburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Camden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Chaseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Sandy Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Brevards Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Big Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Faxon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildlife Cove Village, with the one closest to Wildlife Cove Village listed first.
- Bruceton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Hollow Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Anark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Clarksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Huntingdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- McKenzie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McLemoresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Wingo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildlife Cove Village, with the one closest to Wildlife Cove Village listed first.
- Sugar Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Jeannette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Parsons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Decaturville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Dickson County
- Tennessee City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildlife Cove Village, with the one closest to Wildlife Cove Village listed first.
- Poplar Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Parkers Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Darden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Chesterfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Union Cross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildlife Cove Village, with the one closest to Wildlife Cove Village listed first.
- Manleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Spring Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Springville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Henry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- India
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildlife Cove Village, with the one closest to Wildlife Cove Village listed first.
- Only
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Whitfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Salt Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Pleasantville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildlife Cove Village, with the one closest to Wildlife Cove Village listed first.
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Tennessee Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Erin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildlife Cove Village, with the one closest to Wildlife Cove Village listed first.
- Hustburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- New Johnsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Bakerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Hurricane Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Pigeon Roost
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Halls Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Grandmother Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Bethpage
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildlife Cove Village, with the one closest to Wildlife Cove Village listed first.
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Lobelville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beardstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Linden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wildlife Cove Village, see our County-by-County Page for Wildlife Cove Village.
Cemeteries Near Wildlife Cove Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wildlife Cove Village.
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 Wildlife Cove Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wildlife Cove Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wildlife Cove Village, with the one closest to Wildlife Cove Village listed first.
- Dalton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hardin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lupper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wyly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hatley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley Cemetery
- The Hatley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edward Hatley Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peebles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Estes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eastview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (928 more) ...
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Capps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morris Chapel 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.<2>
While we didn't find Wildlife Cove Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wildlife Cove Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wildlife Cove Village, with the one closest to Wildlife Cove Village listed first.
- Coxburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Hustburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Camden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chaseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- McIllwain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McIllwain is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIllwain
- Plant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Johnsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Holladay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Bakerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Lipe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lipe is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipe
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dollar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dollar is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Maple Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wildlife Cove Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wildlife Cove Village.
Newspapers Published in Wildlife Cove Village ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wildlife Cove Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wildlife Cove Village, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wildlife Cove Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wildlife Cove Village:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Decatur County
- Dickson County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Perry 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 Wildlife Cove Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wildlife Cove Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |