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 Camp Ground (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 Camp Ground. 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 hospitals 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.
Camp Ground is located in Fentress 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 Fentress County: Cumberland, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Putnam & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Camp Ground. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camp Ground:
- Fentress County (The home county of Camp Ground)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ground, with the one closest to Camp Ground listed first.
- Clarkrange
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grimsley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Cumberland Grove
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Cooper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Allardt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Little Crab
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Armathwaite
(19 miles [30.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gernt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Bledsoe County
- Winesap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ground, with the one closest to Camp Ground listed first.
- Woody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Woodlands
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crossville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Howard Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Lake Pomeroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Hebbertsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Center Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ground, with the one closest to Camp Ground listed first.
- Dodson Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Burristown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ground, with the one closest to Camp Ground listed first.
- Bucklick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Glades
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Lavender
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Deer Lodge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Burrville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Annadel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Sunbright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Lancing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Nemo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Mill Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Wartburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ground, with the one closest to Camp Ground listed first.
- Hanging Limb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Lovejoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Beaver Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Livingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Free Communion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ground, with the one closest to Camp Ground listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Byrdstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chanute
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ground, with the one closest to Camp Ground listed first.
- Monterey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Burnett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Shennon Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Algood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bangham Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- White Plains
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Park Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Cookeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Southtown Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burgess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ground, with the one closest to Camp Ground listed first.
- Lakemont Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ground, with the one closest to Camp Ground listed first.
- Glenmary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- West Robbins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Robbins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ground, with the one closest to Camp Ground listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Clarktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Cherry Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Macedonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton County (KY)
- Static
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camp Ground, see our County-by-County Page for Camp Ground.
Cemeteries Near Camp Ground ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Ground.
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 Camp Ground - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camp Ground covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camp Ground, with the one closest to Camp Ground listed first.
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Union Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Clarkrange.
- The Mt. Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Campground Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179885 <3>
- Clarkrange Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elmore Cemetery #1
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rinnie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Muddy Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cold Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Swallows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Henry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wattenbarger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (646 more) ...
- Davidson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Camp Ground in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Ground.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camp Ground, with the one closest to Camp Ground listed first.
- Clarkrange
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cliff Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
- Hanging Limb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Lovejoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Roslin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roslin is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Banner Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Banner Springs is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Springs
- Keese ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keese is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keese
- Woody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Genesis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Genesis is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesis
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Tinch ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tinch is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinch
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Halfway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Standingstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Standingstone is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standingstone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camp Ground. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camp Ground.
Newspapers Published in Camp Ground ...
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 Camp Ground.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Ground, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Ground.
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 Camp Ground:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Fentress County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cumberland County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Scott County
- White County
- Clinton 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> | 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- Camp Ground) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Camp Ground, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |