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 Cub Creek (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 Cub Creek. 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 Cub Creek ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cub Creek: Cub Crk. (or less commonly used: Cub Ck. or Cub Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cub Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cub Creek.
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 northeast 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Cub Creek is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Clay, Macon, Overton, Putnam & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Cub Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cub Creek:
- Jackson County (The home county of Cub Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub Creek, with the one closest to Cub Creek listed first.
- Haydenburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Whitleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Rough Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Gainesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- North Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Burristown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Nameless
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Dodson Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub Creek, with the one closest to Cub Creek listed first.
- Jenkins Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Hermitage Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Clementsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Moss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Boles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Celina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Free Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Cave Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Thompsons Store
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub Creek, with the one closest to Cub Creek listed first.
- Temperance Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Johnsons Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Philippi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Alexandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dowelltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub Creek, with the one closest to Cub Creek listed first.
- Gibbs Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Red Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Frog Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Meadorville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Siloam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub Creek, with the one closest to Cub Creek listed first.
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Grey ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Livingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Garretts Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Oakley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Free Communion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Taylors Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Beaver Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Oak Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub Creek, with the one closest to Cub Creek listed first.
- Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Baxter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bangham Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Boma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Cookeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Park Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Algood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jeremiah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Shennon Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub Creek, with the one closest to Cub Creek listed first.
- Difficult
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Defeated
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Pleasant Shade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Monoville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Carthage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Carthage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Bluff Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Dixon Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Gordonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Rock City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub Creek, with the one closest to Cub Creek listed first.
- Johntown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Hartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub Creek, with the one closest to Cub Creek listed first.
- Macedonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Fanchers Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Peeled Chestnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Cherry Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub Creek, with the one closest to Cub Creek listed first.
- Saulsbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Commerce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub Creek, with the one closest to Cub Creek listed first.
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Cumberland County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub Creek, with the one closest to Cub Creek listed first.
- Cloyds Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Leslie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub Creek, with the one closest to Cub Creek listed first.
- Boles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Gamaliel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hestand
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Tompkinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Akersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Forkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Meshack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Mud Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Fountain Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hermon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cub Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Cub Creek.
Cemeteries Near Cub Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cub Creek.
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 Cub Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cub Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cub Creek, with the one closest to Cub Creek listed first.
- Cub Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rob Draper Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clark Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Memorial Cemetery
- The Clark Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clark Cemetery
- John L. Clark Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10552 <2>
- Minchey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- The Campground Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wartrace Cemetery
- Toney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Draper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Graves and Teele Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dudney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford - Hall Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (642 more) ...
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pharris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Cub Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cub Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cub Creek, with the one closest to Cub Creek listed first.
- Haydenburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Rough Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Whitleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Gainesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flynns Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flynns Lick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynns Lick
- North Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Gladdice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gladdice is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladdice
- Willette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willette is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willette
- Kempville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kempville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempville
- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gibbs Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Miles Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Miles Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossroads
- Difficult
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cub Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cub Creek.
Newspapers Published in Cub Creek ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cub Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cub Creek, 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 Cub Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cub Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- DeKalb County
- Macon County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- Trousdale County
- White County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Cumberland County
- Monroe 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 Cub Creek, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cub Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |