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 Anderson (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 Anderson. 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 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.
Anderson is located in Overton 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 Overton County: Clay, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Pickett & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Anderson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Anderson:
- Overton County (The home county of Anderson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Lovejoy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Beaver Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Hanging Limb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Garretts Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Oak Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Free Communion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Bledsoe County
- Winesap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Cave Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Celina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Woody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Howard Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Erasmus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Todd Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Crossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbriar Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Lantana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Woodlands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Fairfield Glade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- Johnsons Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Wilder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Clarkrange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grimsley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Cumberland Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Allardt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Pall Mall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Dodson Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Burristown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Columbus Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Gainesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nameless
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Rough Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Whitleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Bucklick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Glades
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Lavender
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Deer Lodge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Burrville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Byrdstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Monterey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Burnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Algood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shennon Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Bangham Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Park Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Cookeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Southtown Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burgess
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Sweetgum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Cherry Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Clarktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Macedonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Sparta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Fanchers Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Doyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Darkey Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Peeled Chestnut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Drop ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Quebeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Anderson, see our County-by-County Page for Anderson.
Cemeteries Near Anderson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anderson.
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 Anderson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Anderson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- John Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Welch Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Norrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Looper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Terry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (651 more) ...
- Shaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- France Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Qualls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Anderson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Anderson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Standingstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Standingstone is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standingstone
- Lovejoy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Cliff Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
- Beaver Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Hanging Limb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Jeremiah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Dug Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dug Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Clarkrange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dry Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dry Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Goffton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goffton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffton
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Henard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Henard is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Anderson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anderson.
Newspapers Published in Anderson ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anderson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anderson, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anderson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Anderson:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Overton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Van Buren County
- White 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 Anderson, 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- Anderson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |