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 Brotherton (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 Brotherton. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Brotherton is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Smith & White.
Below are the counties that are near Brotherton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brotherton:
- Putnam County (The home county of Brotherton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Jeremiah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Algood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shennon Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(4 miles [6.4 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
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Monterey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cookeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Burnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Southtown Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burgess
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Cave Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Celina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Free Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Thompsons Store
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Moss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Woody
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Creston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Todd Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Erasmus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Howard Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Crossville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbriar Village
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Johnsons Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Philippi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Young Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Temperance Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Wilder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Clarkrange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grimsley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cooper
(22 miles [35.4 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Cumberland Grove
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allardt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Dodson Branch
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Burristown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Columbus Hill
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nameless
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Rough Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Whitleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Haydenburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- North Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Morgan County
- Bucklick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Beaver Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Oak Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Lovejoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Hanging Limb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Pickett County
- Byrdstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Chestnut Mound
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Defeated
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Gordonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Cummingsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Sweetgum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Bone Cave
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- Fall City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Cherry Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Macedonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Ravenscroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Clarktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Sparta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fanchers Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Peeled Chestnut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Darkey Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Drop ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Doyle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brotherton, see our County-by-County Page for Brotherton.
Cemeteries Near Brotherton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brotherton.
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 Brotherton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brotherton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Gullet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brotherton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stamps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lyles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quarles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (642 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Brotherton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brotherton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brotherton, with the one closest to Brotherton listed first.
- Jeremiah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Standingstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Standingstone is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standingstone
- Beaver Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Dry Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
- Goffton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goffton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffton
- Oak Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Selby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Selby is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
- Cookeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Miranda is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Dug Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dug Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Windle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Windle is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windle
- Crawford ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Lovejoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brotherton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brotherton.
Newspapers Published in Brotherton ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brotherton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brotherton, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brotherton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Brotherton:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Smith County
- Van Buren County
- Warren 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> | 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 Brotherton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Brotherton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |