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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Center Point is located in White 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 White County: Cumberland, DeKalb, Putnam, Van Buren & Warren.
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:
- White 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.
- Darkey Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Drop ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Peeled Chestnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Quebeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Fanchers Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Sparta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Cherry Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Clarktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Winesap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Brockdell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pikeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Gassaway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Bluewing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Woodbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Auburntown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Burt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Burgen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Coffee County
- Naola ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Todd Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Newton
(23 miles [37 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
- Erasmus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Pleasant Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Lantana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Dykes Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Howard Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Young Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Johnsons Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Philippi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Dowelltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Temperance Hall
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Alexandria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- Beersheba Springs
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Nameless
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Dodson Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Beaver Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Boiling Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Burton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Ditty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Burgess
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Boma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Southtown Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Baxter
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cookeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lafayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Park Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Chestnut Mound
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Hickman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gordonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Bluff Creek
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Shaver Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Bone Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Meade ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Cummingsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Laurelburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetgum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Chalybeate
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Fall City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Campaign
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Dibrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Gath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Lucky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Shellsford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Daylight
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McMinnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Cottage Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Statesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
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.
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Swindell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Simrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pollard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grissom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (573 more) ...
- Cooke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Yateston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yateston is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yateston
- Darkey Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Drop ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Cassville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cassville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Walling
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Quebeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peeled Chestnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Rock Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elijah ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elijah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Grace ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bone Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Sparkman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around 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 46 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 16 miles [25.7 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 start 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 Center Point:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Jackson County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- Wilson 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Center Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |