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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 Campaign (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 Campaign. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Campaign is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Sequatchie, Van Buren & White.

Below are the counties that are near Campaign. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Campaign:

  • Warren County     (The home county of Campaign)
  • Bledsoe County
  • Cannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campaign, with the one closest to Campaign listed first.
    • Woods
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Thomas Town ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
    • Bluewing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Manus Town ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Manus Town is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
    • Gassaway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Burgen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Auburntown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Auburntown is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Burt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Hollow Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
    • Bradyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campaign, with the one closest to Campaign listed first.
    • Naola ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Naola is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
    • Winton Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Winton Town is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
    • Forest Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Teal ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Teal is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
    • New Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • New Union is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
    • Stephenson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campaign, with the one closest to Campaign listed first.
    • Newton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Todd Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
    • Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
    • Erasmus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Neverfail ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lantana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • DeKalb County
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campaign, with the one closest to Campaign listed first.
    • Beersheba Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Altamont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Gruetli - Laager
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Gruetli
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Gruetli is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
    • Palmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Coalmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Coalmont is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campaign, with the one closest to Campaign listed first.
    • Boiling Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Burton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Burgess
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ditty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Huntland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Huntland is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
      • Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
    • Boma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Southtown Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
    • Burnett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Burnett is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
      • Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
    • Baxter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Cookeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lafayette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
    • Park Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Park Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
  • Rutherford County
  • Sequatchie County
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campaign, with the one closest to Campaign listed first.
    • Bone Cave
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Laurelburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cummingsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Meade ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Meade is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
    • Spencer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sopha ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
    • Sweetgum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Chalybeate
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
  • White County
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campaign, with the one closest to Campaign listed first.
    • Cottage Home
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
      • Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
    • Round Top
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Campaign, see our County-by-County Page for Campaign.

Cemeteries Near Campaign ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Campaign.

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 Campaign - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Campaign covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Campaign, with the one closest to Campaign listed first.

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 Campaign in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Campaign.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Campaign, with the one closest to Campaign listed first.

  • Rock Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hillis ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hillis is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
  • Goodbars
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodbars is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbars
  • Bone Cave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rowland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walling
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurelburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Caneridge ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Caneridge is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneridge
  • Quebeck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
  • Jessie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jessie is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
  • Sparkman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Campaign. See our List of 1890's Communities around Campaign.

Newspapers Published in Campaign ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Campaign.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Campaign, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Campaign.

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 Campaign:

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 Campaign, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Campaign) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.