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 Cooktown (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 Cooktown. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Cooktown is primarily located in Fentress County. A portion of Cooktown extends into Overton 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 Fentress County: Cumberland, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Putnam & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Cooktown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cooktown:
- Fentress County (The home county of Cooktown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Cooper
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Wilder
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Little Crab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Grimsley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkrange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allardt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pall Mall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Gernt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Cave Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Thompsons Store
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Celina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Woody
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Creston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Woodlands
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Howard Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Fairfield Glade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Hebbertsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Lake Pomeroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Center Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Dodson Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Burristown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Columbus Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Gainesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Glades
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Bucklick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Burrville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Deer Lodge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Lavender
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Sunbright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Annadel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Mill Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Lancing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Oak Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Hanging Limb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Lovejoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Garretts Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Obey City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Beaver Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Free Communion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Taylors Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Byrdstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chanute
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Monterey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Bangham Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Algood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- White Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Park Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Burnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Cookeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burgess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Glenmary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- West Robbins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Robbins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Cherry Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Clarktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Static
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Savage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Browns Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Alpha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Ida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Monroe County (KY)
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Slickford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Mount Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Shearer Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cooktown, see our County-by-County Page for Cooktown.
Cemeteries Near Cooktown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cooktown.
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 Cooktown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cooktown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Sells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells Cemetery
- The Sells Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Sells Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cub Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dungan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allred Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (654 more) ...
- Honey Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dungan Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Cooktown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cooktown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
- Boatland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boatland is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatland
- Hanging Limb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Little Crab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lovejoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Wirmingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wirmingham is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirmingham
- Henard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Henard is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henard
- Beaver Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cliff Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
- Keese ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keese is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keese
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 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 Cooktown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cooktown.
Newspapers Published in Cooktown ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooktown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cooktown, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cooktown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Cooktown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Fentress County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Scott County
- White County
- Clinton County
- Monroe County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Cooktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cooktown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |