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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Drop. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Drop to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Drop, please Contact Us.
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 Drop (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 Drop. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Drop is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Drop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Drop:
- White County (The home county of Drop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drop, with the one closest to Drop listed first.
- Peeled Chestnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Darkey Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Fanchers Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Quebeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Macedonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Doyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cherry Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Clarktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Bledsoe County
- Winesap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drop, with the one closest to Drop listed first.
- Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Gassaway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Bluewing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Auburntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Woodbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Burgen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Coffee County
- Naola ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drop, with the one closest to Drop listed first.
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Todd Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Erasmus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Newton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Lantana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drop, with the one closest to Drop listed first.
- Johnsons Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Young Bend
(4 miles [6.4 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Smithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Temperance Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Dowelltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Alexandria
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drop, with the one closest to Drop listed first.
- Nameless
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Dodson Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Gainesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rough Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drop, with the one closest to Drop listed first.
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Beaver Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Oak Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drop, with the one closest to Drop listed first.
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Boiling Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Ditty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Burgess
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Boma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Huntland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Baxter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Southtown Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Cookeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Park Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drop, with the one closest to Drop listed first.
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Readyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drop, with the one closest to Drop listed first.
- Chestnut Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Hickman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gordonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Bluff Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Carthage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shaver Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- South Carthage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Defeated
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drop, with the one closest to Drop listed first.
- Bone Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Cummingsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Laurelburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetgum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 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 Drop, with the one closest to Drop listed first.
- Fall City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Campaign
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Dibrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Gath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Lucky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Shellsford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Daylight
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McMinnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Centertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drop, with the one closest to Drop listed first.
- Cottage Home
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Round Top
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Statesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Commerce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Watertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Drop, see our County-by-County Page for Drop.
Cemeteries Near Drop ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Drop.
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 Drop - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Drop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Drop, with the one closest to Drop listed first.
- Adcock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pollard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Billings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peeled Chestnut Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plainview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (586 more) ...
- Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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.
Drop itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Drop, with the one closest to Drop listed first.
- Peeled Chestnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Cassville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Yateston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yateston is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yateston
- Darkey Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Grace ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Fanchers Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Keltonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keltonburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltonburg
- Elijah ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elijah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Mount Sterling ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Sterling is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Walling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Quebeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Crossroads is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Crossroads
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Drop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drop.
Newspapers Published in Drop ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Drop.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Drop, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Drop.
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 Drop:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Drop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Drop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |