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 Cummings Crossroads (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 Cummings Crossroads. 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 Cummings Crossroads ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Cummings Crossroads: Cummings Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Cummings Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cummings Crossroads may originally have been Cumming's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cummings Crossroads might be written as Cumming Crossroads.
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 doctors 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.
Cummings Crossroads is located in Sumner 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 Sumner County: Allen (KY), Simpson (KY), Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Trousdale & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Cummings Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cummings Crossroads:
- Sumner County (The home county of Cummings Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Crossroads, with the one closest to Cummings Crossroads listed first.
- Hall Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Johnsons Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- New Deal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Cottontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- South Tunnel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Fountain Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Ocana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Portland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shackle Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Gallatin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Crossroads, with the one closest to Cummings Crossroads listed first.
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Bearwallow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Pleasant View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Sycamore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Ashland City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Crossroads, with the one closest to Cummings Crossroads listed first.
- Ridgetop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Old Hickory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rayon City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Lakewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Hermitage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Joelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Addie ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- East Nashville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Crossroads, with the one closest to Cummings Crossroads listed first.
- Siloam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Green Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Meadorville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Crossroads, with the one closest to Cummings Crossroads listed first.
- White House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calistia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Mulloy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Jernigan Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Cross Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Orlinda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hygeia Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Greenbrier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crunk
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Rutherford County
- Morrow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Smith County
- Dixon Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Crossroads, with the one closest to Cummings Crossroads listed first.
- Hartsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Johntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Crossroads, with the one closest to Cummings Crossroads listed first.
- Laguardo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Beckwith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Mount Juliet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Possum Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Lynn Christie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Leeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Belinda City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Gladeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Crossroads, with the one closest to Cummings Crossroads listed first.
- Adolphus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Petroleum
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Pope
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Red Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Trammel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Halfway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Scottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Crossroads, with the one closest to Cummings Crossroads listed first.
- Adairville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Keysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Ferguson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Olmstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Crossroads, with the one closest to Cummings Crossroads listed first.
- Black Jack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Prices Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Gold City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Salmons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Warren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummings Crossroads, with the one closest to Cummings Crossroads listed first.
- Woodburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Drake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Drake is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Rockfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Alvaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cummings Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Cummings Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Cummings Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cummings Crossroads.
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 Cummings Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cummings Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cummings Crossroads, with the one closest to Cummings Crossroads listed first.
- Pitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- George Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hardin - Bennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zarecor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hogg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Halltown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Strother Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bigbee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Briggance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cotton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (862 more) ...
- Briggance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Strother Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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 Cummings Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cummings Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cummings Crossroads, with the one closest to Cummings Crossroads listed first.
- Cottontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- White House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Mulloy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Calistia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- South Tunnel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Fountain Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- White Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Hill is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Portland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Handleyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Handleyton is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handleyton
- Cross Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baggettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baggettsville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baggettsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gallatin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphura
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphura is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphura
- Lohman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lohman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cummings Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cummings Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Cummings Crossroads ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cummings Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cummings Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cummings Crossroads.
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 Cummings Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Trousdale County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Logan County
- Simpson County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cummings Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Cummings Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |