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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 (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. 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 southwest 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 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 is located in Smith County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carthage:

  • Smith County     (The home county of Carthage)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
    • South Carthage
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
      • South Carthage is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
    • Bluff Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
      • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
    • Monoville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monoville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
      • Monoville is located in Smith County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Monoville
      • From Carthage to Monoville
    • Defeated
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordonsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rock City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Smith County
    • Hickman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Mound
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Shaver Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaver Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
      • Shaver Town is located in Smith County
    • Difficult
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Shade
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dixon Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
    • Gassaway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Auburntown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
      • Auburntown is located in Cannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Woodbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Clay County
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
    • Temperance Hall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Temperance Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
      • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Temperance Hall
      • From Carthage to Temperance Hall
    • Alexandria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dowelltown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Liberty
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Youngblood ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngblood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
      • Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
    • Philippi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Johnsons Chapel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Young Bend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
      • Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
    • Bear Branch ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
      • Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
    • Nameless
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rough Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Haydenburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haydenburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
      • Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haydenburg
      • From Carthage to Haydenburg
    • North Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayfield ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Jackson County
    • Gainesboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro
      • Gainesboro is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesboro <3>
    • Columbus Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
      • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
    • Whitleyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dodson Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
      • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
    • Burristown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
    • Gibbs Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Meadorville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Mill Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
      • Mill Town is located in Macon County
    • Lafayette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Red Boiling Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Boiling Springs
      • Red Boiling Springs is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Boiling Springs <3>
    • Green Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Frog Pond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Shade
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Siloam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Overton County
    • Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
    • Pekin ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
    • Lafayette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
      • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
    • Boma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Baxter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
    • Burton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Boiling Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ditty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ditty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
      • Ditty is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ditty
      • From Carthage to Ditty
    • Burgess
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
      • Huntland is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
    • Avoton ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
      • Avoton is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avoton
      • From Carthage to Avoton
    • Cookeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Park Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Putnam County
    • Southtown Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southtown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
      • Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
  • Rutherford County
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
    • Castalian Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalian Springs
      • Castalian Springs is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 556 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castalian Springs <3>
    • Chipman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
      • Chipman is located in Sumner County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chipman
      • From Carthage to Chipman
    • Bransford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bransford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
      • Bransford is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
    • Bethpage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rogana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
      • Rogana is located in Sumner County
    • Westmoreland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmoreland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
      • Westmoreland is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmoreland <3>
    • Trousdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trousdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
      • Trousdale is located in Sumner County
    • Gallatin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
      • Gallatin is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <3>
    • Rock Bridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Trousdale County
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
    • Fanchers Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Peeled Chestnut
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Drop ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
      • Drop is located in White County
    • Macedonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
    • Commerce
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commerce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Wilson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Commerce
      • From Carthage to Commerce
    • Saulsbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saulsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
      • Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
    • Linwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Wilson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Linwood
      • From Carthage to Linwood
    • Watertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottage Home
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
      • Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
    • Round Top
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Doaks Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Statesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lebanon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Possum Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cainsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cainsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
      • Cainsville is located in Wilson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cainsville
      • From Carthage to Cainsville
  • Monroe County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
    • Akersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Akersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
      • Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Akersville
      • From Carthage to Akersville
    • Gamaliel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Boles
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
      • Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boles
      • From Carthage to Boles

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

Cemeteries Near Carthage ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carthage.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Waggoner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waggoner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waggoner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gibbs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Winfree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winfree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winfree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Manning - Denton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manning - Denton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manning - Denton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hackett Cemetery - Smith Branch Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wilkerson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkerson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coffee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Porter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Violet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Violet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Violet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Litchford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Litchford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Litchford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baird Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baird Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (670 more) ...
    • Ducktown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ducktown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ducktown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McDonald Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gordonsville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordonsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordonsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Carthage had a population of 478 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Carthage had a population of 2,331 people.

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

  • Bluff Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
    • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
  • Monoville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monoville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
    • Monoville is located in Smith County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Monoville
    • From Carthage to Monoville
  • Elmwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Elmwood is located in Smith County
  • Gordonsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stonewall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Stonewall is located in Smith County
  • Donoho
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donoho have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donoho
    • Donoho is located in Smith County
  • Defeated
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Middleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Middleton
    • New Middleton is located in Smith County
  • Riddleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
    • Riddleton is located in Smith County
  • Rome
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Smith County
  • Hickman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Mound
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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    • Kempville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempville
      • Kempville is located in Smith County
    • Pleasant Shade
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Grant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Smith County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Carthage ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carthage.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Carthage. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Carthage and those printed in the larger area surrounding Carthage.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<4> of Carthage.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carthage. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Carthage) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carthage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2555, Longitude: -85.9467    
<5>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.
<6>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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