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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 Doyle (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 Doyle. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Doyle 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 Doyle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Doyle:

  • White County     (The home county of Doyle)
  • Bledsoe County
  • Cannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
    • Woods
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Thomas Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
    • Bluewing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Gassaway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Manus Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Manus Town is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
  • Cumberland County
  • DeKalb County
  • Grundy County
    • Beersheba Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
    • Nameless
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Mayfield ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Mayfield is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Overton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
    • Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Obey City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Obey City is located in Overton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
    • Oak Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Bushing ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bushing is located in Overton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
    • Lovejoy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
    • Boiling Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Burgess
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Burnett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Burnett is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
      • Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
    • Burton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ditty
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Huntland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Huntland is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
      • Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
    • Southtown Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
    • Baxter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cookeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • White Plains
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • White Plains is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
    • Boma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Park Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Park Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Shennon Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
  • Smith County
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
    • Meade ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Meade is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
    • Cummingsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bone Cave
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spencer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sweetgum
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurelburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sopha ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
    • Chalybeate
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
  • Warren County
  • Wilson County
    • Cottage Home
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
      • Estimated population in 2014: 88 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Doyle, see our County-by-County Page for Doyle.

Cemeteries Near Doyle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doyle.

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 Doyle - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Doyle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.

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 Doyle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Doyle.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.

  • Quebeck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sparkman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
  • Meade ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meade is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
  • Methodist ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Methodist is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
  • Cummingsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • River Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • River Hill is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill
  • Perilla ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Perilla is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perilla
  • Walling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sparta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Darkey Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Yateston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Yateston is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yateston
  • Pollard ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pollard is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bone Cave
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Caneridge ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Caneridge is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneridge

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Doyle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Doyle.

Newspapers Published in Doyle ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doyle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Doyle, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Doyle.

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 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 Doyle:

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>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- Doyle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Doyle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.