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 Baptist Ridge (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 Baptist Ridge. 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 Baptist Ridge ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Baptist Ridge: Baptist Rdg. (or less commonly used: Baptist Rdge. or Baptist Ridg.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Baptist Ridge is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Cumberland (KY), Monroe (KY), Jackson, Macon, Overton & Pickett.
Below are the counties that are near Baptist Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baptist Ridge:
- Clay County (The home county of Baptist Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baptist Ridge, with the one closest to Baptist Ridge listed first.
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Celina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Free Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Cave Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Moss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Thompsons Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Boles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Clementsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Jenkins Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baptist Ridge, with the one closest to Baptist Ridge listed first.
- Cooper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Wilder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baptist Ridge, with the one closest to Baptist Ridge listed first.
- Burristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Columbus Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Whitleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Gainesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Haydenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- North Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Rough Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Nameless
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baptist Ridge, with the one closest to Baptist Ridge listed first.
- Red Boiling Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Walnut Shade
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Gibbs Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Frog Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Lafayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Meadorville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baptist Ridge, with the one closest to Baptist Ridge listed first.
- Grey ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Oakley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Free Communion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Garretts Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Taylors Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Oak Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Beaver Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baptist Ridge, with the one closest to Baptist Ridge listed first.
- Byrdstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Static
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Chanute
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baptist Ridge, with the one closest to Baptist Ridge listed first.
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Bangham Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Jeremiah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Algood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Park Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Shennon Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Cookeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Baxter
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lafayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Southtown Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Boma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baptist Ridge, with the one closest to Baptist Ridge listed first.
- Difficult
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Defeated
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Pleasant Shade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Mound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Carthage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monoville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- South Carthage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Bluff Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Dixon Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- White County
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Barren County (KY)
- Nobob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nobob is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baptist Ridge, with the one closest to Baptist Ridge listed first.
- Browns Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Static
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Ida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Savage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Cumberland County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baptist Ridge, with the one closest to Baptist Ridge listed first.
- Cloyds Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Leslie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Burkesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grider
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Dougan Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Marrowbone
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Dubre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Bakerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Metcalfe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baptist Ridge, with the one closest to Baptist Ridge listed first.
- Beaumont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Summer Shade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baptist Ridge, with the one closest to Baptist Ridge listed first.
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Boles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hestand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Meshack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Tompkinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gamaliel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Forkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Mud Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Akersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Mount Hermon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Fountain Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baptist Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Baptist Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Baptist Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baptist Ridge.
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 Baptist Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baptist Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baptist Ridge, with the one closest to Baptist Ridge listed first.
- Boles Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- M.R. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Logan Spears Junction Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Goolsby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goolsby Cemetery
- The Goolsby Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen Goolsby Cemetery
- Burks - Goolsby Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321487 <2>
- Turkeytown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rich Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bronstetter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Doc Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Adam C. Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Charley Dailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McClaine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (622 more) ...
- Tidwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mabry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- William J. Cherry Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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 Baptist Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baptist Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baptist Ridge, with the one closest to Baptist Ridge listed first.
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Arcott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arcott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcott
- Celina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hilham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grey ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Whitleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Ward ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ward is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Fox Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
- Moss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Gainesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Oakley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Haydenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baptist Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baptist Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Baptist Ridge ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baptist Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baptist Ridge, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baptist Ridge.
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 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 Baptist Ridge:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- White County
- Barren County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe 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 Baptist Ridge, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Baptist Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |