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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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cumberland Grove: Cumberland 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress 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 Cumberland Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cumberland Grove:
- Fentress County (The home county of Cumberland Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Grove, with the one closest to Cumberland Grove listed first.
- Allardt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Armathwaite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Little Crab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Grimsley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Pall Mall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gernt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Wilder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Clarkrange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Grove, with the one closest to Cumberland Grove listed first.
- Woody
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Fairfield Glade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hebbertsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Woodlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Creston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Lake Pomeroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Dykes Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Rogers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Center Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Crossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Village
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Howard Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Grove, with the one closest to Cumberland Grove listed first.
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Burrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Glades
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Bucklick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Deer Lodge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Lavender
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Sunbright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Annadel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Mill Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Lancing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Nemo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Wartburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Grove, with the one closest to Cumberland Grove listed first.
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Oak Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Hanging Limb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Lovejoy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Taylors Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Free Communion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Garretts Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Beaver Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Livingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oakley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Grove, with the one closest to Cumberland Grove listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Byrdstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Static
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Grove, with the one closest to Cumberland Grove listed first.
- Monterey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Bangham Village
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Grove, with the one closest to Cumberland Grove listed first.
- Elgin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Glenmary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- West Robbins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Robbins
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Helenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Verdun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Verdun is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- Hughett
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- West Oneida
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Huntsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oneida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Foster Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Winona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Grove, with the one closest to Cumberland Grove listed first.
- Static
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Savage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Browns Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Ida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Cumberland City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Grove, with the one closest to Cumberland Grove listed first.
- Mount Pisgah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Slickford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Parmleysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Shearer Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Sumpter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Murl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Murl is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cumberland Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Cumberland Grove.
Cemeteries Near Cumberland Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cumberland 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.
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 Cumberland Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cumberland Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cumberland Grove, with the one closest to Cumberland Grove listed first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Livingston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jamestown City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spurlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Allardt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roanoke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tench Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (697 more) ...
- G.W. Conatser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G.W. Conatser Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the G.W. Conatser Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Jamestown.
- The G.W. Conatser Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conatser Cemetery
- George Conaster / William Branum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968204 <3>
- Hick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Copley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Cumberland Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cumberland Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cumberland Grove, with the one closest to Cumberland Grove listed first.
- Allardt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Boatland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boatland is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatland
- Armathwaite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Tinch ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tinch is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinch
- Boiling ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling
- Little Crab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Keese ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Keese is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keese
- Banner Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Banner Springs is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Springs
- Pall Mall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roslin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Roslin is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Burrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stowers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stowers is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers
- Glades
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Rugby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cumberland Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cumberland Grove.
Newspapers Published in Cumberland 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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cumberland Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cumberland Grove, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cumberland Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cumberland Grove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Fentress County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Scott County
- Clinton 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> | 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- Cumberland Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Cumberland Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |