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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Claud. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Claud to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Claud, please Contact Us.
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 Claud (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 Claud. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Claud is historic, it would have been located within present day Benton 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 Benton County: Carroll, Decatur, Henry, Houston, Humphreys & Stewart.
Below are the counties that are near Claud. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Claud:
- Benton County (The home county of Claud)
- The following are listed by their distance from Claud, with the one closest to Claud listed first.
- Faxon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Brevards Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Big Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wildlife Cove Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Coxburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Chaseville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claud, with the one closest to Claud listed first.
- Bruceton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hollow Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Huntingdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claud, with the one closest to Claud listed first.
- Sugar Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claud, with the one closest to Claud listed first.
- Tennessee City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Slayden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Vanleer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Henderson County
- Poplar Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claud, with the one closest to Claud listed first.
- Manleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- India
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Paris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Henry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Conyersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Whitlock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mandels is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claud, with the one closest to Claud listed first.
- Only
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Salt Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claud, with the one closest to Claud listed first.
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Tennessee Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Erin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Omega ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claud, with the one closest to Claud listed first.
- Trinity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Halls Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Pigeon Roost
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Johnsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Plant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Hustburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Bakerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Hurricane Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McEwen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bethpage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Buffalo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Grandmother Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Perry County
- Lobelville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claud, with the one closest to Claud listed first.
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
- Cumberland City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bumpus Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Legate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Snider
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Calloway County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Claud, with the one closest to Claud listed first.
- New Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Hazel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Claud, see our County-by-County Page for Claud.
Cemeteries Near Claud ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Claud.
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 Claud - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Claud covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Claud, with the one closest to Claud listed first.
- Farmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Phifer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lowry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bullock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Farmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Luten Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phifer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wheatley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Si Melton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rushing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1072 more) ...
- Reeves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Box Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find Claud in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Claud.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Claud, with the one closest to Claud listed first.
- Clydeton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clydeton is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clydeton
- Faxon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Eva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Johnsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Danville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Big Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Stewart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Manleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Hustburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Claud. See our List of 1890's Communities around Claud.
Newspapers Published in Claud ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Claud.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Claud, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Claud.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Claud:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Decatur County
- Dickson County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Perry County
- Stewart County
- Calloway County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Claud, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Claud) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |