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 De Rossett (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 De Rossett. 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 De Rossett ...
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.
Another variation: DeRossett.
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 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.
De Rossett is located in White 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 White County: Cumberland, DeKalb, Putnam, Van Buren & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near De Rossett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to De Rossett:
- White County (The home county of De Rossett)
- The following are listed by their distance from De Rossett, with the one closest to De Rossett listed first.
- Clarktown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Sparta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Macedonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Doyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Darkey Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Quebeck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fanchers Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Drop ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Rossett, with the one closest to De Rossett listed first.
- Winesap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Pikeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Summer City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brockdell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Rossett, with the one closest to De Rossett listed first.
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Todd Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Erasmus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Howard Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Lantana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Creston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Crossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Tansi Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Rossett, with the one closest to De Rossett listed first.
- Johnsons Chapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Young Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Philippi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Rossett, with the one closest to De Rossett listed first.
- Clarkrange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Grimsley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Rossett, with the one closest to De Rossett listed first.
- Dodson Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Nameless
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Morgan County
- Bucklick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Rossett, with the one closest to De Rossett listed first.
- Obey City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Beaver Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Hanging Limb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Livingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Rossett, with the one closest to De Rossett listed first.
- Burnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Monterey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Southtown Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burgess
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- White Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Boiling Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Huntland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Shennon Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Algood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cookeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Park Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Rhea County
- Spring City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Rossett, with the one closest to De Rossett listed first.
- Sweetgum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Cave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Laurelburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Chalybeate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Rossett, with the one closest to De Rossett listed first.
- Campaign
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Fall City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Dibrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Gath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Shellsford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to De Rossett, see our County-by-County Page for De Rossett.
Cemeteries Near De Rossett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of De Rossett.
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 De Rossett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for De Rossett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from De Rossett, with the one closest to De Rossett listed first.
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bon Air Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stringtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chastain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Pleasant Hill.
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smith Chapel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18722 <3>
- Old Neverfail Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neverfail Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Bon Air Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (584 more) ...
- France Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 De Rossett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of De Rossett.
These communities are listed based on their distance from De Rossett, with the one closest to De Rossett listed first.
- Bon Air
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bon Air is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Taylors
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors
- Dug Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dug Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Yankeetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yankeetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Sparta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Perilla ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Perilla is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perilla
- Erasmus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Cherry Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Dodson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dodson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Pomona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- River Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- River Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around De Rossett. See our List of 1890's Communities around De Rossett.
Newspapers Published in De Rossett ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around De Rossett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of De Rossett, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for De Rossett.
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 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 De Rossett:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Van Buren County
- Warren 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- De Rossett) 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 De Rossett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |