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 Cherry Crossroads (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 Crossroads. 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 Crossroads ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cherry Crossroads: Cherry Xrds.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cherry Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cherry Crossroads.
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 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.
Cherry Crossroads is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Cumberland (KY), Monroe (KY), Jackson, Macon, Overton & Pickett.
Below are the counties that are near Cherry Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cherry Crossroads:
- Clay County (The home county of Cherry Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Clementsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Boles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Moss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Jenkins Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Celina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Free Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Cave Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Thompsons Store
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- North Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Whitleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Haydenburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Columbus Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Gainesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rough Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Burristown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Dodson Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Nameless
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Walnut Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Red Boiling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Gibbs Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Frog Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Lafayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Meadorville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Green Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Siloam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Grey ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Oakley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Free Communion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Garretts Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Livingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Lafayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Bangham Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Baxter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Difficult
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Pleasant Shade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Defeated
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Dixon Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Monoville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Mound
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- South Carthage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Bluff Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Rock City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Westmoreland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Bledsoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bransford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Johntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Hartsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adair County (KY)
- Breeding
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Breeding is located in Adair County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Cedar Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Scottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adolphus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Petroleum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Barren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Nobob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nobob is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Etoile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Etoile is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Eighty Eight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Austin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Kino
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kino is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Lucas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Slick Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Cumberland County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Cloyds Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Dubre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Leslie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Marrowbone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Grider
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Burkesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dougan Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Bakerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Metcalfe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Beaumont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Summer Shade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Flat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Randolph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Edmonton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Boles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Gamaliel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tompkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hestand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Forkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Mud Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Akersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Martinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Meshack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Mount Hermon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Fountain Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cherry Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Cherry Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Cherry Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cherry Crossroads.
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 Cherry Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cherry Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Cherry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clementsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hermitage Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Browning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ben A. McLerran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pitcock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reeves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Denton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (530 more) ...
- Jonestown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Compton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chimney Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Cherry Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cherry Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Clementsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Miles Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Miles Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossroads
- Boles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Gamaliel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Moss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Red Boiling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hestand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Tompkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Emberton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emberton is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberton
- Whitleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Forkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Mud Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Haydenburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cherry Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cherry Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Cherry Crossroads ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherry Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cherry Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cherry Crossroads.
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 Cherry Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Cumberland County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cherry Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |