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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 Cherry Creek (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 Cherry Creek. 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 Cherry Creek ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cherry Creek: Cherry Crk. (or less commonly used: Cherry Ck. or Cherry Cr.)

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 doctors and 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.

Cherry Creek is located in White County.

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 White County: Cumberland, DeKalb, Putnam, Van Buren & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Cherry Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cherry Creek:

  • White County     (The home county of Cherry Creek)
  • Bledsoe County
  • Cannon County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Creek, with the one closest to Cherry Creek listed first.
    • Pleasant Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Todd Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
      • Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
    • Erasmus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erasmus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
      • Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Erasmus
      • From Cherry Creek to Erasmus
    • Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
      • Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
    • Creston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Dykes Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
      • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
    • Howard Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Newton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Woody
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lantana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crossville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lake Tansi Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenbriar Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbriar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
      • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Creek, with the one closest to Cherry Creek listed first.
    • Johnsons Chapel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Young Bend
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Philippi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Smithville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bear Branch ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
      • Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
    • Temperance Hall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Youngblood ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngblood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
      • Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
    • Dowelltown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Liberty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Fentress County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Creek, with the one closest to Cherry Creek listed first.
    • Dodson Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Mayfield ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Jackson County
    • Nameless
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Burristown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Gainesboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Columbus Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Rough Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Overton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Creek, with the one closest to Cherry Creek listed first.
    • Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Obey City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obey City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
      • Obey City is located in Overton County
    • Bushing ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
      • Bushing is located in Overton County
    • Lovejoy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanging Limb
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Qualls ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Qualls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
      • Qualls is located in Overton County
    • Livingston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Overton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <1>
    • Poteet ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poteet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
      • Poteet is located in Overton County
    • Garretts Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Oak Dale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
      • Oak Dale is located in Overton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Creek, with the one closest to Cherry Creek listed first.
    • Burnett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
      • Burnett is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
    • Burgess
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Southtown Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southtown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
      • Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
    • Boiling Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Ditty
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
      • Ditty is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ditty
      • From Cherry Creek to Ditty
    • Cookeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Shennon Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shennon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
      • Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
    • White Plains
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
    • Park Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Putnam County
    • Burton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Algood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Algood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
      • Algood is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <1>
    • Monterey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Smith County
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Creek, with the one closest to Cherry Creek listed first.
    • Cummingsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Meade ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
      • Meade is located in Van Buren County
    • Sweetgum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweetgum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
      • Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sweetgum
      • From Cherry Creek to Sweetgum
    • Bone Cave
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Spencer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <1>
    • Laurelburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Sopha ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sopha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
      • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Creek, with the one closest to Cherry Creek listed first.
    • Fall City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
      • Fall City is located in Warren County
    • Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
      • Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
    • Campaign
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillis ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
      • Hillis is located in Warren County
    • Rowland Station ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rowland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rowland
      • From Cherry Creek to Rowland
    • Dibrell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dibrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
      • Dibrell is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dibrell
      • From Cherry Creek to Dibrell
    • Gath
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gath. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
      • Gath is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gath
      • From Cherry Creek to Gath
    • Lucky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Lucky is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lucky
      • From Cherry Creek to Lucky
    • Shellsford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Daylight
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Daylight. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
      • Daylight is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Daylight
      • From Cherry Creek to Daylight
    • McMinnville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Smyrna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Warren County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people

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

Cemeteries Near Cherry Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cherry Creek.

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 Cherry Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cherry Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherry Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robinson Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Nash Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Potts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Blue Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Blue Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Blue Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plum Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • O'Connor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Connor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Connor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (580 more) ...
    • Black Oak Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Willhite Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willhite Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willhite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Blue Spring Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Blue Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Blue Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cherry Creek had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Yankeetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
    • Yankeetown is located in White County
  • Taylors
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors
    • Taylors is located in White County
  • Goffton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffton
    • Goffton is located in Putnam County
  • Dry Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
    • Dry Valley is located in Putnam County
  • Bakers Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Crossroads
    • Bakers Crossroads is located in White County
  • Sparta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dug Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dug Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
    • Dug Hill is located in Putnam County
  • Elijah ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elijah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
    • Elijah is located in White County
  • Bon Air
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Air have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
    • Bon Air is located in White County
  • Methodist ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methodist have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
    • Methodist is located in White County
  • Grace ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Grace is located in White County
  • Cassville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
    • Cassville is located in White County
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    • Perilla ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perilla
      • Perilla is located in White County
    • Ditty
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
      • Ditty is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ditty
      • From Cherry Creek to Ditty
    • Fanchers Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Cherry Creek ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherry Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cherry Creek, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cherry Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cherry Creek:

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

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.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Cherry Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cherry Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cherry Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0200, Longitude: -85.4458    









 

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