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 Cane Creek (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 Cane Creek. 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 Cane Creek ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cane Creek: Cane Crk. (or less commonly used: Cane Ck. or Cane Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cane Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cane Creek.
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 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.
Cane Creek is located in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County: Bledsoe, Cumberland, DeKalb, Grundy, Sequatchie, Warren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Cane Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cane Creek:
- Van Buren County (The home county of Cane Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cane Creek, with the one closest to Cane Creek listed first.
- Sweetgum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meade ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Laurelburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Chalybeate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cane Creek, with the one closest to Cane Creek listed first.
- Winesap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Brockdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ninemile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Pailo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Summer City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cane Creek, with the one closest to Cane Creek listed first.
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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
- Todd Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Erasmus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Lantana
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Pleasant Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Lake Tansi Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Howard Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Dykes Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Creston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cane Creek, with the one closest to Cane Creek listed first.
- Johnsons Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Young Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Philippi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Smithville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cane Creek, with the one closest to Cane Creek listed first.
- Beersheba Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Palmer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli - Laager
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton County
- Flat Top
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Overton County
- Obey City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cane Creek, with the one closest to Cane Creek listed first.
- Burnett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Boiling Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Burgess
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- 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
- Burton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Ditty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Monterey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Cookeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Park Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Shennon Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cane Creek, with the one closest to Cane Creek listed first.
- Ogden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cumberland Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Bryan Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Spring City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cane Creek, with the one closest to Cane Creek listed first.
- Dunlap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Center Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cane Creek, with the one closest to Cane Creek listed first.
- Campaign
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Fall City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Shellsford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Smyrna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- McMinnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dibrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Gath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Lucky
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cane Creek, with the one closest to Cane Creek listed first.
- Doyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Quebeck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clarktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Ravenscroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Cherry Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Drop ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Macedonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Fanchers Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cane Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Cane Creek.
Cemeteries Near Cane Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cane Creek.
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 Cane Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cane Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cane Creek, with the one closest to Cane Creek listed first.
- Yates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mooneyham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Denney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fraziers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Graveyard Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cummingsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom Cemetery
- The Sodom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hale Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (523 more) ...
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lonewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Cane Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cane Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cane Creek, with the one closest to Cane Creek listed first.
- Sweetgum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Dodson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dodson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- River Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- River Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill
- Cummingsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Sparkman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Perilla ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Perilla is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perilla
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Gillentine ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gillentine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillentine
- Sampson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sampson is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Caneridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Caneridge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneridge
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Laurelburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cane Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cane Creek.
Newspapers Published in Cane Creek ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cane Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cane Creek, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cane Creek.
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 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 Cane Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Van Buren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cane Creek) 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 Cane Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |