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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cole. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cole to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cole, 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 Cole (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 Cole. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Cole is historic, it would have been located within present day Giles 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 Giles County: Limestone (AL), Lawrence, Lincoln, Marshall & Maury.
Below are the counties that are near Cole. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cole:
- Giles County (The home county of Cole)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole, with the one closest to Cole listed first.
- Gordon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wales
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Bodenham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Anthony Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Green Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Powell Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Weakley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Aymett Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Olivet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Bufords
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Campbellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole, with the one closest to Cole listed first.
- Fall River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- New Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Lawrenceburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ethridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Appleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Leoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Busby
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Liberty Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Henryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole, with the one closest to Cole listed first.
- Dellrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boonshill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Cash Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Coldwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Hughey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Pearl City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Molino
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Harms
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Camargo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elk Mill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole, with the one closest to Cole listed first.
- Cornersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Delina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Globe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Yell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cochran
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Talley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole, with the one closest to Cole listed first.
- Screamer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Southport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Broadview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Culleoka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Scotts Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Frierson Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Scribner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ashwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Philadelphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Wayne County
- Corning ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Corning is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole, with the one closest to Cole listed first.
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Estep ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Belew ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Cedar Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Confluence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Arkdell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Comer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Green Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole, with the one closest to Cole listed first.
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Pettusville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Elkmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ardmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Hay's Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Lentzville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Caro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole, with the one closest to Cole listed first.
- Elkwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Madison Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harvest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cole, see our County-by-County Page for Cole.
Cemeteries Near Cole ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cole.
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 Cole - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cole covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cole, with the one closest to Cole listed first.
- Pittard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zuccarella Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rocky Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Short Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cantrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kellums Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1163 more) ...
- York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Giles Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Graveyard Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Cole in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cole.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cole, with the one closest to Cole listed first.
- Pulaski
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wales
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Goodspring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodspring is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspring
- Bodenham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Weakley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Harwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harwell is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwell
- Fall River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Aspen Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aspen Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Hill
- Campbellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Sumac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sumac is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Bufords
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Seven ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seven is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Minor Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lesters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lesters is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cole. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cole.
Newspapers Published in Cole ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cole.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cole, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cole.
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 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 Cole:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Wayne County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Madison 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 Cole, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cole) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |