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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Burgesstown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Burgesstown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Burgesstown, please Contact Us.
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 Burgesstown (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 Burgesstown. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Burgesstown is historic, it would have been located within present day Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Bledsoe, Fentress, Morgan, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Burgesstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burgesstown:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Burgesstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgesstown, with the one closest to Burgesstown listed first.
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Erasmus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Lantana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Todd Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Lake Tansi Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Burke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Howard Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Crossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Greenbriar Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgesstown, with the one closest to Burgesstown listed first.
- Winesap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Summer City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brockdell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Brayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pailo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- DeKalb County
- Johnsons Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Burgesstown, with the one closest to Burgesstown listed first.
- Clarkrange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wilder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Hamilton County
- Sale Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgesstown, with the one closest to Burgesstown listed first.
- Akeman Crossroad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Calico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Decatur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Morgan County
- Bucklick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgesstown, with the one closest to Burgesstown listed first.
- Obey City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Hanging Limb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Beaver Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgesstown, with the one closest to Burgesstown listed first.
- Burnett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Monterey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Southtown Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burgess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Shennon Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Boiling Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Ditty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Huntland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Algood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cookeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Park Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgesstown, with the one closest to Burgesstown listed first.
- Spring City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Roddy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Ogden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Lakewood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Bryan Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Graysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgesstown, with the one closest to Burgesstown listed first.
- Glen Alice
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Pioneer Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Lakemont Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Postoak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Cardiff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgesstown, with the one closest to Burgesstown listed first.
- Sweetgum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Bone Cave
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Laurelburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Chalybeate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgesstown, with the one closest to Burgesstown listed first.
- Campaign
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Fall City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgesstown, with the one closest to Burgesstown listed first.
- Clarktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Sparta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Doyle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Cherry Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Quebeck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Macedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Fanchers Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Drop ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Peeled Chestnut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burgesstown, see our County-by-County Page for Burgesstown.
Cemeteries Near Burgesstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burgesstown.
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 Burgesstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burgesstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burgesstown, with the one closest to Burgesstown listed first.
- Flynn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Burgess Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Akin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Swallows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bolin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hale Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thomas Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burgess Cemetery #1
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (650 more) ...
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thomas Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Winesap.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19306 <3>
- Wyatt Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Burgesstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burgesstown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burgesstown, with the one closest to Burgesstown listed first.
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wyatt is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Erasmus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Winesap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Lantana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Seals ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seals is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grapevine is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Music ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Music is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
- Big Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
- Pearson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pearson is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Burke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ninemile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Litton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Litton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton
- Howard Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burgesstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burgesstown.
Newspapers Published in Burgesstown ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burgesstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burgesstown, 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 Burgesstown.
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 Burgesstown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- DeKalb County
- Fentress County
- Hamilton County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Burgesstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burgesstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |