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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Caneridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Caneridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Caneridge, 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 Caneridge (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 Caneridge. 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 hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Caneridge is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Caneridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Caneridge:
- Van Buren County (The home county of Caneridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caneridge, with the one closest to Caneridge listed first.
- Bone Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Laurelburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cummingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Sweetgum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Chalybeate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caneridge, with the one closest to Caneridge listed first.
- Brockdell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Winesap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Pikeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pailo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Ninemile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Summer City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caneridge, with the one closest to Caneridge listed first.
- Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Bluewing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Gassaway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Woodbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caneridge, with the one closest to Caneridge listed first.
- Winton Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Naola ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caneridge, with the one closest to Caneridge listed first.
- Newton
(19 miles [30.6 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Erasmus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Lantana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Lake Tansi Village
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Howard Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caneridge, with the one closest to Caneridge listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Young Bend
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Johnsons Chapel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Philippi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Smithville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Dowelltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Temperance Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caneridge, with the one closest to Caneridge listed first.
- Beersheba Springs
(20 miles [32.2 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 southwest)
- Gruetli - Laager
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gruetli
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 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 Caneridge, with the one closest to Caneridge listed first.
- Boiling Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Burton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Ditty
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Burgess
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Burnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Boma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Baxter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cookeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White Plains
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Park Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Shennon Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Rhea County
- Ogden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caneridge, with the one closest to Caneridge listed first.
- Dunlap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Daus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caneridge, with the one closest to Caneridge listed first.
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Campaign
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Fall City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Shellsford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dibrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Gath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Daylight
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Lucky
(16 miles [25.7 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 Caneridge, with the one closest to Caneridge listed first.
- Quebeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Doyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drop ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Peeled Chestnut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Fanchers Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Clarktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Cherry Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Macedonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Ravenscroft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Caneridge, see our County-by-County Page for Caneridge.
Cemeteries Near Caneridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caneridge.
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 Caneridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Caneridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Caneridge, with the one closest to Caneridge listed first.
- Laurel Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Rocky Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crain Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Drake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sodom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom Cemetery
- The Sodom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hale Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McElroy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (508 more) ...
- Rock Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Champaign Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Campaign Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.
Caneridge itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Caneridge, with the one closest to Caneridge listed first.
- Goodbars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goodbars is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbars
- Laurelburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Bone Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Walling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sparkman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Rock Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quebeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Cummingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rowland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- River Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- River Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Caneridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caneridge.
Newspapers Published in Caneridge ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caneridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caneridge, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Caneridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Caneridge:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Van Buren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie 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 Caneridge, 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 '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- Caneridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |