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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 Cottage Grove (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 Cottage Grove. 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 Cottage Grove ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cottage Grove: Cottage Grv.

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 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.

Cottage Grove is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Calloway (KY), Graves (KY), Benton, Carroll, Stewart & Weakley.

Below are the counties that are near Cottage Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cottage Grove:

  • Henry County     (The home county of Cottage Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.
    • New Boston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitlock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mandels ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandels have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
      • Mandels is located in Henry County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
    • Puryear
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Conyersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • India
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for India have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
      • India is located in Henry County
    • Henry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <3>
    • Oakland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Vista ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
      • Mount Vista is located in Henry County
    • Haglerville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haglerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
      • Haglerville is located in Henry County
    • Spring Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
  • Benton County
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.
    • McKenzie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
      • McKenzie is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <3>
    • Hico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Hico is located in Carroll County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hico
      • From Cottage Grove to Hico
    • Wingo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wingo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
      • Wingo is located in Carroll County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wingo
      • From Cottage Grove to Wingo
    • Huntingdon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Trezevant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Hollow Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • McLemoresville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bruceton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton
      • Bruceton is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton <3>
    • Atwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Atwood
      • From Cottage Grove to Atwood
    • Buena Vista
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Gibson County
  • Obion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.
    • McConnell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • South Fulton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
      • South Fulton is located in Obion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Fulton <3>
    • Pierce Station
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Weakley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.
    • Dunlap ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
      • Dunlap is located in Weakley County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
    • Ore Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tumbling
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dresden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dresden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
      • Dresden is located in Weakley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <3>
    • Gleason
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
      • Gleason is located in Weakley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gleason <3>
    • Latham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pillowville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
      • Pillowville is located in Weakley County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
    • Ralston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Martin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sharon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Calloway County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.
    • Protemus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hazel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Harris Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • New Providence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Murray
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • New Concord
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirksey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirksey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
      • Kirksey is located in Calloway County (KY)
    • Almo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
      • Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
    • Dexter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Calloway County (KY)
  • Fulton County (KY)
  • Graves County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.
    • Bell City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
      • Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
    • Lynnville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Tri City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tri City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
      • Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
    • Sedalia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Farmington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Graves County (KY)
    • Water Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wingo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
      • Wingo is located in Graves County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingo <3>
    • Pryorsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Hickman County (KY)
  • Marshall County (KY)
    • Hardin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Hardin is located in Marshall County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cottage Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Cottage Grove.

Cemeteries Near Cottage Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cottage Grove.

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 Cottage Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.

  • Taylor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cottage Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottage Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottage Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parrish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kemp Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kemp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kemp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Speight Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cox Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bowden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Page Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fields Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fields Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (1017 more) ...
    • Dumas Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dumas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dumas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Olive Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lampkins Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lampkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lampkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cottage Grove had a population of 219 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Cottage Grove had a population of 85 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.

  • Osage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
    • Osage is located in Henry County
  • Como
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Como is located in Henry County
  • Whitlock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Palmersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmersville
    • Palmersville is located in Weakley County
  • Boydsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville
    • Boydsville is located in Graves County (KY)
  • Puryear
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Paris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Conyersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • India
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for India have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
    • India is located in Henry County
  • Hazel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dresden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dresden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Dresden is located in Weakley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <3>
  • Gleason
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
    • Gleason is located in Weakley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gleason <3>
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cottage Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cottage Grove.

Newspapers Published in Cottage Grove ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cottage Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cottage Grove, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cottage Grove.

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 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 Cottage Grove:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cottage Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Henry County: www.henryco.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Cottage Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Cottage Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cottage Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3791, Longitude: -88.4786    









 

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