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 Cumberland Heights (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 Heights. 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 Heights ...
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 Heights: Cumberland Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cumberland Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cumberland Heights.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Cumberland Heights is located in Grundy 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 Grundy County: Coffee, Franklin, Marion, Sequatchie & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Cumberland Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cumberland Heights:
- Grundy County (The home county of Cumberland Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Heights, with the one closest to Cumberland Heights listed first.
- Beersheba Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Altamont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gruetli
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Coalmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Tracy City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lankford Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Pelham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monteagle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Heights, with the one closest to Cumberland Heights listed first.
- Pailo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brockdell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Brayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Cannon County
- Hollow Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Heights, with the one closest to Cumberland Heights listed first.
- Stephenson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Winton Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Ruthledge Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Forest Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Royal Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- New Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Naola ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Teal ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Busy Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Southgate Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Heights, with the one closest to Cumberland Heights listed first.
- Sand Switch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Saint Marys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Cowan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Decherd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Estill Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Winchester Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Heights, with the one closest to Cumberland Heights listed first.
- Fairmount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Flat Top
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Signal Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Terrace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
- Summertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summertown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 866 people
- Walden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
- Mowbray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Falling Water
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Fountain Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Signal Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Daisy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Midvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Red Bank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Heights, with the one closest to Cumberland Heights listed first.
- Greentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Condra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Whitwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Powells Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Kimball
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Orme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- South Pittsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Richard City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Vulcan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Heights, with the one closest to Cumberland Heights listed first.
- Daus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Cartwright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Dunlap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Center Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Heights, with the one closest to Cumberland Heights listed first.
- Chalybeate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Laurelburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Bone Cave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Spencer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Heights, with the one closest to Cumberland Heights listed first.
- Viola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Shellsford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Morrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McMinnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Trousdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Campaign
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Daylight
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Centertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Gath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- White County
- Quebeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Heights, with the one closest to Cumberland Heights listed first.
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Long Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cumberland Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Cumberland Heights.
Cemeteries Near Cumberland Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cumberland Heights.
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 Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cumberland Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cumberland Heights, with the one closest to Cumberland Heights listed first.
- Swiss Colony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Altamont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnie Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beersheba Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coalmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fults Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fults Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (608 more) ...
- Morton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Johnny Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cumberland Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cumberland Heights, with the one closest to Cumberland Heights listed first.
- Gruetli
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Beersheba Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Altamont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tarlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tarlton is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarlton
- Tatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tatesville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Steppsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Steppsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppsville
- Tracy City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pelham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Irving College
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Irving College is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving College
- Viola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monteagle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cagle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cagle is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Safley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Safley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safley
- Chalybeate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Prairie Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cumberland Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cumberland Heights.
Newspapers Published in Cumberland Heights ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cumberland Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cumberland Heights, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cumberland Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cumberland Heights:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Grundy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- White County
- Jackson 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cumberland Heights) 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 Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |