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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 Carthage Junction (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 Carthage Junction. 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 Carthage Junction ...
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 Carthage Junction: Carthage Jct. (or less commonly used: Carthage Jctn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Carthage Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carthage Junction .
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Carthage Junction is located in Smith 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 Smith County : DeKalb , Jackson , Macon , Putnam , Trousdale & Wilson .
Below are the counties that are near Carthage Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carthage Junction:
Smith County (The home county of Carthage Junction)
The following are listed by their distance from Carthage Junction, with the one closest to Carthage Junction listed first.
Gordonsville (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Hickman (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Hickman is located in Smith County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Bluff Creek (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Bluff Creek is located in Smith County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
Chestnut Mound (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound South Carthage (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
South Carthage is located in Smith County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
Carthage (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Brush Creek (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Brush Creek is located in Smith County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Shaver Town (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Shaver Town is located in Smith County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town Monoville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Monoville is located in Smith County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville Defeated (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Defeated is located in Smith County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated Rock City (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Rock City is located in Smith County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Difficult (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Difficult is located in Smith County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
Pleasant Shade (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Cannon County
The following are listed by their distance from Carthage Junction, with the one closest to Carthage Junction listed first.
Gassaway (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Gassaway is located in Cannon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway Auburntown (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Auburntown is located in Cannon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
Woods (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Woods is located in Cannon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Thomas Town ‑ Historic(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Thomas Town is located in Cannon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town Woodbury (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Bluewing (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Bluewing is located in Cannon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing Manus Town ‑ Historic(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Manus Town is located in Cannon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town Burt (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Burt is located in Cannon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Clay County
The following are listed by their distance from Carthage Junction, with the one closest to Carthage Junction listed first.
Jenkins Village (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Jenkins Village is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village Hermitage Springs (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs Butlers Landing ‑ Historic(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Butlers Landing is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing DeKalb County
The following are listed by their distance from Carthage Junction, with the one closest to Carthage Junction listed first.
Temperance Hall (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
Alexandria (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Dowelltown (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Liberty (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Liberty is located in DeKalb County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
Youngblood ‑ Historic(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Youngblood is located in DeKalb County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Philippi (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Philippi is located in DeKalb County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi Smithville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Johnsons Chapel (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel Young Bend (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Young Bend is located in DeKalb County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
Bear Branch ‑ Historic(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch Jackson County
The following are listed by their distance from Carthage Junction, with the one closest to Carthage Junction listed first.
Nameless (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Nameless is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless Rough Point (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Rough Point is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point Mayfield ‑ Historic(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Mayfield is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Gainesboro (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Haydenburg (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Haydenburg is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg North Springs (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
North Springs is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs Columbus Hill (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
Dodson Branch (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
Whitleyville (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Whitleyville is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville Burristown (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Burristown is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown Macon County
The following are listed by their distance from Carthage Junction, with the one closest to Carthage Junction listed first.
Gibbs Crossroads (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads Mill Town (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Mill Town is located in Macon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town Meadorville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Meadorville is located in Macon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville Lafayette (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Red Boiling Springs (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Green Grove (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Green Grove is located in Macon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Frog Pond (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Frog Pond is located in Macon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond Walnut Shade (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Walnut Shade is located in Macon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade Siloam (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Siloam is located in Macon County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Overton County
Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel Putnam County
The following are listed by their distance from Carthage Junction, with the one closest to Carthage Junction listed first.
Pekin ‑ Historic(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Pekin is located in Putnam County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
Lafayette (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Lafayette is located in Putnam County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
Boma (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Boma is located in Putnam County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma Baxter (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Burton (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Burton is located in Putnam County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Boiling Springs (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs Ditty (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Ditty is located in Putnam County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty Burgess (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Burgess is located in Putnam County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Huntland (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Huntland is located in Putnam County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
Cookeville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Park Village (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Park Village is located in Putnam County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village Southtown Village (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Southtown Village is located in Putnam County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village Avoton ‑ Historic(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Avoton is located in Putnam County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton Rutherford County
The following are listed by their distance from Carthage Junction, with the one closest to Carthage Junction listed first.
Milton (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Milton is located in Rutherford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Readyville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Compton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Compton is located in Rutherford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Walter Hill Estates (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
Walterhill (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Walterhill is located in Rutherford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill Kittrell (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Kittrell is located in Rutherford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell Sumner County
The following are listed by their distance from Carthage Junction, with the one closest to Carthage Junction listed first.
Castalian Springs (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Chipman (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Chipman is located in Sumner County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman Bransford (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Bransford is located in Sumner County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
Rogana (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Rogana is located in Sumner County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana Trousdale County
The following are listed by their distance from Carthage Junction, with the one closest to Carthage Junction listed first.
Johntown (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Johntown is located in Trousdale County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown Hartsville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Warren County
The following are listed by their distance from Carthage Junction, with the one closest to Carthage Junction listed first.
Dibrell (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Dibrell is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell Lucky (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Lucky is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Gath (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Gath is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls Daylight (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Daylight is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight Fall City (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Fall City is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City Centertown (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Centertown is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
White County
The following are listed by their distance from Carthage Junction, with the one closest to Carthage Junction listed first.
Peeled Chestnut (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Peeled Chestnut is located in White County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut Fanchers Mills (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Fanchers Mills is located in White County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills Drop ‑ Historic(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Drop is located in White County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop Macedonia (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Macedonia is located in White County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Darkey Springs (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Darkey Springs is located in White County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs Pollard ‑ Historic(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Pollard is located in White County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cherry Creek (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Cherry Creek is located in White County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek Methodist ‑ Historic(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Methodist is located in White County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Quebeck (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Sparta (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Wilson County
The following are listed by their distance from Carthage Junction, with the one closest to Carthage Junction listed first.
Commerce (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Commerce is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Saulsbury (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Saulsbury is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
Cottage Home (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Cottage Home is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
Round Top (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Round Top is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top Watertown (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Statesville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Statesville is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville Linwood (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Linwood is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Centerville (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Centerville is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
Doaks Crossroads (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
Doaks Greenwood (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Greenwood is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Lebanon (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Cainsville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Cainsville is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville Possum Town (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Possum Town is located in Wilson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carthage Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Carthage Junction .
Cemeteries Near Carthage Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carthage Junction.
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 Carthage Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carthage Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carthage Junction, with the one closest to Carthage Junction listed first.
James Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Preston Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Manners Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Cowan Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Coffee Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Gordonsville Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Baird Memorial Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Gwaltney Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Heflin Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Winfree Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Stewart Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Gualtney Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Continue List (756 more) ...
Nixon Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Bennett Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Pricnard Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Carthage Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carthage Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carthage Junction, with the one closest to Carthage Junction listed first.
Gordonsville (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Stonewall (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Stonewall is located in Smith County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Hickman (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Hickman is located in Smith County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Sykes (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Sykes is located in Smith County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Lancaster (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Elmwood (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Elmwood is located in Smith County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Bluff Creek (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Bluff Creek is located in Smith County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
Temperance Hall (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
Chestnut Mound (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound New Middleton (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
New Middleton is located in Smith County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Middleton Carthage (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Brush Creek (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Brush Creek is located in Smith County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Continue List (13 more) ...
Laurel Hill (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Laurel Hill is located in DeKalb County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Buffalo Valley (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Pekin ‑ Historic(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Pekin is located in Putnam County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carthage Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carthage Junction .
Newspapers Published in Carthage Junction ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carthage Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carthage Junction, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> Extended Newspaper List for Carthage Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Carthage Junction:
Websites specific to Tennessee Pages specific to Smith County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Cannon County Clay County DeKalb County Jackson County Macon County Overton County Putnam County Rutherford County Sumner County Trousdale County Warren County White County Wilson County Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carthage Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Smith County: https://smithcotn.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 Carthage Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carthage Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.