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 Woolworth (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 Woolworth. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Woolworth is located in Humphreys 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 Humphreys County: Benton, Dickson, Henry, Hickman, Houston & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Woolworth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woolworth:
- Humphreys County (The home county of Woolworth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolworth, with the one closest to Woolworth listed first.
- Halls Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Trinity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- McEwen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Roost
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Hurricane Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Plant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- New Johnsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Hustburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolworth, with the one closest to Woolworth listed first.
- Brevards Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Faxon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Big Sandy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Camden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wildlife Cove Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Coxburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Cheatham County
- Neptune
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolworth, with the one closest to Woolworth listed first.
- Slayden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Tennessee City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Vanleer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Dunn Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Charlotte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dickson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Pomona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolworth, with the one closest to Woolworth listed first.
- Springville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- Manleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Spring Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- India
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolworth, with the one closest to Woolworth listed first.
- Whitehouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Salt Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Only
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Graham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Lyles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Bon Aqua Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Wrigley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolworth, with the one closest to Woolworth listed first.
- Erin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Omega ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- McKinnon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolworth, with the one closest to Woolworth listed first.
- Oakridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Louise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Dotsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- McAllisters Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Liverworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Southside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Louise Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolworth, with the one closest to Woolworth listed first.
- Cumberland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Indian Mound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Legate
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Bumpus Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Snider
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woolworth, see our County-by-County Page for Woolworth.
Cemeteries Near Woolworth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woolworth.
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 Woolworth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woolworth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woolworth, with the one closest to Woolworth listed first.
- Ridings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cleghern Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sinks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Batson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Damesworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Averitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (969 more) ...
- Stockard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Woolworth had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woolworth, with the one closest to Woolworth listed first.
- Erin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gorman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gorman is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Tennessee Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McEwen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Yellow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Stewart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Omega ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Clydeton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clydeton is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clydeton
- Cumberland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McKinnon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
- Danville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woolworth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woolworth.
Newspapers Published in Woolworth ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woolworth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woolworth, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woolworth.
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 Woolworth:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Humphreys County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cheatham County
- Dickson County
- Henry County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Montgomery County
- Stewart 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 Woolworth, 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- Woolworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |