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 Wolverine (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 Wolverine. 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 northeast 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 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.
Wolverine is located in Obion 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 Obion County: Fulton (KY), Dyer, Gibson, Lake & Weakley.
Below are the counties that are near Wolverine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wolverine:
- Obion County (The home county of Wolverine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
- Troy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Obion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Englewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Englewood is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
- Rives
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Hornbeak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Samburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Woodland Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Pierce Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- McConnell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- South Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
- Elizabeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Maury Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Crockett Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Dyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
- Trimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Churchton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Churchton is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
- Newbern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meacham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Tatumville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Bogota
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Bishop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Dyersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tigrett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Middle City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Finley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Fowlkes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
- Tilghman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Yorkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Rutherford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dyer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Four Points
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brazil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
- Owl City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- New Markham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Markham is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
- Sunkist Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Proctor City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Ridgely
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tiptonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Powells Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Powells Ferry is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
- Terrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Sidonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ralston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Greenfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Latham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Pillowville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Fulton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
- Jordan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Cayce
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Hickman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Graves County (KY)
- Water Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
- Moscow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fulgham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Mississippi County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
- Wolf Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Pinhook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pinhook is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
- New Madrid County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
- Point Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Marston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Madrid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conran
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- Howardville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Portageville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
- Stewart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Caruthersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hayward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wolverine, see our County-by-County Page for Wolverine.
Cemeteries Near Wolverine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolverine.
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 Wolverine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wolverine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Terrace Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hogue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (463 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Obion Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Simpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Wolverine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wolverine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wolverine, with the one closest to Wolverine listed first.
- Troy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Obion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Moffatt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moffatt is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffatt
- Glass
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glass is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Crockett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crockett is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Trimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Rives
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Protemus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Protemus is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Hornbeak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mason Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Hall is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Hall
- Elbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elbridge is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Fremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fremont is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Union City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crystal is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wolverine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wolverine.
Newspapers Published in Wolverine ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolverine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolverine, 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 Wolverine.
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 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 Wolverine:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Obion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crockett County
- Dyer County
- Gibson County
- Lake County
- Weakley County
- Fulton County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Mississippi County
- New Madrid County
- Pemiscot 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 Wolverine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wolverine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |