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 Center Point (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 Center Point. 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 Center Point ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Centerpoint.
- A typical abbreviation for Center Point: Center Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Center Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Center Point.
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 and hospitals 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.
Center Point is located in Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie County: Grundy, Hamilton, Marion & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Center Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center Point:
- Sequatchie County (The home county of Center Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Dunlap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Daus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cartwright
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Pailo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brockdell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summer City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Ninemile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Bent Tree Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- McDonald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Etola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- Sand Switch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Palmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gruetli - Laager
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gruetli
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Beersheba Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Coalmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- White City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lankford Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Altamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tracy City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sartain Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Monteagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pelham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Mowbray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flat Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Falling Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Walden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Walden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
- Summertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summertown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 866 people
- Soddy - Daisy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Soddy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Signal Terrace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
- Daisy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Crabtree Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Sandalwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Condra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powells Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Whiteside
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Comfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- South Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Beta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Graysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Chalybeate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Laurelburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Smyrna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Shellsford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Viola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Bryant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Lakeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newnan Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Fort Oglethorpe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dafron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Graysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Boynton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ellie Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Wildwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Morganville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Cole City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- John Ross Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Rock City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Rossville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chattanooga Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Dewberry Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fantasy Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Flintstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Happy Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Orchard Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Park City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center Point, see our County-by-County Page for Center Point.
Cemeteries Near Center Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center Point.
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 Center Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thans Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cordell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pickett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cookston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (604 more) ...
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Condra Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Center Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Dunlap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Daus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shirleyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shirleyton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirleyton
- Mount Airy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Airy is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Falling Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Pailo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tatesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tatesville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Whitwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cagle is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Melville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Daisy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Soddy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stanley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Victoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center Point.
Newspapers Published in Center Point ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center Point, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center Point.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Center Point:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sequatchie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Meigs County
- Rhea County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- Jackson County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Walker 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> | 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 Center Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Center Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |