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 Dogtown (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 Dogtown. 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.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Dogtown 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 Dogtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dogtown:
- Grundy County (The home county of Dogtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Coalmont
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Gruetli
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sartain Springs
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Beersheba Springs
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Lankford Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- White City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Tracy City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Monteagle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Pailo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brockdell
(23 miles [37 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
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Stephenson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Ruthledge Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Winton Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Royal Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Naola ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- 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 Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Sand Switch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys
(18 miles [29 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
- Greenhaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Cowan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Decherd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Estill Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Sal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Winchester Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Fairmount
(23 miles [37 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
- Signal Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Terrace
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Walden
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Summertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summertown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 866 people
- Falling Water
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Flat Top
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Mowbray
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Fountain Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Signal Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Lake Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Midvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Greentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Condra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Whitwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Powells Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Kimball
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(23 miles [37 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
- South Pittsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Orme
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Richard City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Cartwright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Daus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Dunlap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Center Point
(17 miles [27.4 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 Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Chalybeate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Bone Cave
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Viola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Morrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- McMinnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Trousdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Campaign
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Daylight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Centertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Long Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bridgeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Bryant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Cole City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Wildwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dogtown, see our County-by-County Page for Dogtown.
Cemeteries Near Dogtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dogtown.
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 Dogtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dogtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Coalmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fults Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bonnie Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swiss Colony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hobbs Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burkett Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (621 more) ...
- Palmer City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clouse Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy City 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.<3>
While we didn't find Dogtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dogtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Gruetli
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tatesville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Beersheba Springs
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Tarlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tarlton is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarlton
- Pelham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Monteagle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shirleyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shirleyton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirleyton
- Steppsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Steppsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppsville
- Daus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Alto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Comfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Victoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dogtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dogtown.
Newspapers Published in Dogtown ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dogtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dogtown, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dogtown.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Dogtown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Grundy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- Jackson County
- Dade 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 Dogtown, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dogtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |