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 Colonial Forest (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 Colonial Forest. 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 Colonial Forest ...
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 Colonial Forest: Colonial Frst.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Colonial Forest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Colonial Forest.
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 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.
Colonial Forest is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Smith & White.
Below are the counties that are near Colonial Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colonial Forest:
- Putnam County (The home county of Colonial Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Forest, with the one closest to Colonial Forest listed first.
- Burgess
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Southtown Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Ditty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Boiling Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Cookeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Baxter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Burton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Shennon Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Boma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Forest, with the one closest to Colonial Forest listed first.
- Gassaway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Forest, with the one closest to Colonial Forest listed first.
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Cave Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Celina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Forest, with the one closest to Colonial Forest listed first.
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Todd Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Erasmus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Creston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Howard Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Woody
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Newton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Lantana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Forest, with the one closest to Colonial Forest listed first.
- Johnsons Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Philippi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Young Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Smithville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Temperance Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Dowelltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Alexandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Forest, with the one closest to Colonial Forest listed first.
- Wilder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Clarkrange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Forest, with the one closest to Colonial Forest listed first.
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Nameless
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Dodson Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Gainesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Burristown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Columbus Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Rough Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Whitleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Haydenburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- North Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Macon County
- Gibbs Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Forest, with the one closest to Colonial Forest listed first.
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Beaver Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Lovejoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Livingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Hanging Limb
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Garretts Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Grey ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Forest, with the one closest to Colonial Forest listed first.
- Chestnut Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Gordonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hickman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Carthage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- South Carthage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Defeated
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Difficult
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Brush Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Monoville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Shaver Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Pleasant Shade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Forest, with the one closest to Colonial Forest listed first.
- Cummingsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Bone Cave
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Sweetgum
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Spencer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Laurelburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Forest, with the one closest to Colonial Forest listed first.
- Fall City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Campaign
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Dibrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Gath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Lucky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Daylight
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Forest, with the one closest to Colonial Forest listed first.
- Macedonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Cherry Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Fanchers Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Peeled Chestnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Drop ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Darkey Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Ravenscroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Doyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Clarktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Forest, with the one closest to Colonial Forest listed first.
- Cottage Home
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colonial Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Colonial Forest.
Cemeteries Near Colonial Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colonial Forest.
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 Colonial Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colonial Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colonial Forest, with the one closest to Colonial Forest listed first.
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crest Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crest Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Cookeville.
- The Crest Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966089 <2>
- Scarlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dew Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Macedonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136244 <2>
- Cash Farley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Isom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Double Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (597 more) ...
- Judd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elrod Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Colonial Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colonial Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colonial Forest, with the one closest to Colonial Forest listed first.
- Ditty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Cookeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goffton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goffton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffton
- Dry Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dry Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
- Double Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Double Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Burton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Bakers Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bakers Crossroads is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Crossroads
- Boma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Fanchers Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Cherry Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Grace ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grace is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Selby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Selby is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elijah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elijah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Yankeetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yankeetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Silver Point
(10 miles [16.1 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 Colonial Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colonial Forest.
Newspapers Published in Colonial Forest ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colonial Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colonial Forest, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colonial Forest.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Colonial Forest:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Overton County
- Smith County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- White County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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> | 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 Colonial Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Colonial Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |