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 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.
Cooktown is primarily located in Fentress County. A portion of Cooktown extends into Overton County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties 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) - Wilder
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Little Crab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Grimsley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimsley
- Grimsley is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimsley <2>
- Cumberland Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <2>
- Clarkrange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkrange
- Clarkrange is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkrange <2>
- Allardt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allardt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allardt
- Allardt is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allardt <2>
- Pall Mall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pall Mall
- Pall Mall is located in Fentress County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pall Mall <2>
- Armathwaite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armathwaite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Gernt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Thompsons Store
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsons Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Celina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
- Celina is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <2>
- Free Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Creston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Dykes Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Woodlands
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Fairfield Glade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Glade
- Fairfield Glade is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Glade <2>
- Crossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
- Crossville is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <2>
- Greenbriar Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbriar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Hebbertsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebbertsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Lake Pomeroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Center Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Burristown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Columbus Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Gainesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro
- Gainesboro is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesboro <2>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Bucklick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Burrville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewstertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Deer Lodge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Lavender
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Sunbright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbright
- Sunbright is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbright <2>
- Annadel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Mill Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Oak Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Hanging Limb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanging Limb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Lovejoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Garretts Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Obey City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Beaver Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Overton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <2>
- Free Communion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Taylors Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Oakley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duncan's Chapel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Byrdstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdstown
- Byrdstown is located in Pickett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrdstown <2>
- Static
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <2>
- Jeremiah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Bangham Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Algood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Algood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
- Algood is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <2>
- Shennon Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shennon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - White Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Park Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Burnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Cookeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookeville
- Cookeville is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,060 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookeville <2>
- Southtown Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southtown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Burgess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- West Robbins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Robbins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbins <2>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Cherry Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Clarktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Macedonia is located in White County
- 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) - Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
- Browns Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Alpha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Ida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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) - Mount Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Shearer Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shearer Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County (KY)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cooktown, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<4>. 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 like to start with 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 Cooktown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //sos.tn.gov/tsla
- Pages specific to Fentress County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cumberland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Morgan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Overton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pickett County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Putnam County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Scott County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- White County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clinton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clay County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Fentress County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Fentress County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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)- The Sells Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Sells Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sells Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Cub Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cub Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cub Cemetery
- Ferrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferrill Cemetery
- Falling Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falling Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falling Springs Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunter Cemetery
- Dungan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dungan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dungan Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Allred Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allred Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allred Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
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- Honey Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Springs Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Dungan Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dungan Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dungan Smith Cemetery
- Honey Springs Cemetery
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.<5>
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) - Qualls ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettle Carrier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
- Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
- Boatland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Hanging Limb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanging Limb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Little Crab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Overton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
- Lovejoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Wirmingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wirmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirmingham
- Wirmingham is located in Overton County
- Henard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Beaver Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
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- Cliff Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliff Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
- Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
- Keese ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Overton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <2>
- Cliff Springs
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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- Cooktown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3398, Longitude: -85.1241 In this case, the coordinates for Cooktown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |