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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 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.

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 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peeled Chestnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
      • Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
    • Darkey Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
      • Darkey Springs is located in White County
    • Pollard ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in White County
    • Fanchers Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
      • Fanchers Mills is located in White County
    • Quebeck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Methodist ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methodist have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
      • Methodist is located in White County
    • Macedonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in White County
    • Doyle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Doyle is located in White County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
      • Cherry Creek is located in White County
    • Clarktown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
      • Clarktown is located in White County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
    • Ravenscroft
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
      • Ravenscroft is located in White County
  • Bledsoe County
    • Winesap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
      • Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
      • Woods is located in Cannon County
    • Gassaway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
      • Gassaway is located in Cannon County
    • Thomas Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
      • Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
    • Bluewing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
      • Bluewing is located in Cannon County
    • Manus Town ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manus Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
      • Manus Town is located in Cannon County
    • Auburntown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburntown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
      • Auburntown is located in Cannon County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
      • Burt is located in Cannon County
    • Burgen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burgen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
      • Burgen is located in Cannon County
  • Coffee County
    • Naola ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
      • Naola is located in Coffee County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drop, with the one closest to Drop listed first.
    • Todd Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
      • Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
    • Pleasant Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Erasmus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erasmus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
      • Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
    • Newton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Cumberland County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
      • Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
    • Lantana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
      • Lantana is located in Cumberland County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
      • Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
    • Young Bend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
      • Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
    • Philippi
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
      • Philippi is located in DeKalb County
    • Bear Branch ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
      • Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
    • Smithville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Youngblood ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngblood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
      • Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
    • Temperance Hall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Temperance Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
      • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in DeKalb County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
      • Nameless is located in Jackson County
    • Mayfield ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Jackson County
    • Dodson Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
      • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
    • Gainesboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro
      • Gainesboro is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesboro <4>
    • Rough Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
      • Rough Point is located in Jackson County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duncan's Chapel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
      • Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
    • Beaver Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
      • Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Putnam County
    • Boiling Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
      • Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
    • Ditty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ditty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
      • Ditty is located in Putnam County
    • Burgess
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Burgess is located in Putnam County
    • Boma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
      • Boma is located in Putnam County
    • Huntland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
      • Huntland is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
    • Baxter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <4>
    • Southtown Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southtown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
      • Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
    • Burnett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
      • Burnett is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
    • Cookeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lafayette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
      • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
    • Pekin ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
    • Park Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Putnam County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Rutherford County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
      • Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
    • Hickman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
      • Hickman is located in Smith County
    • Gordonsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluff Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
      • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaver Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
      • Shaver Town is located in Smith County
    • South Carthage
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
      • South Carthage is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
    • Defeated
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
      • Defeated is located in Smith County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
      • Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
    • Cummingsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cummingsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
      • Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
    • Meade ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
      • Meade is located in Van Buren County
    • Laurelburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurelburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
      • Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
    • Sweetgum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweetgum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
      • Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
    • Spencer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
    • Sopha ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sopha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
      • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
    • Chalybeate
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalybeate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
      • Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
      • Fall City is located in Warren County
    • Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
      • Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
    • Campaign
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
      • Campaign is located in Warren County
    • Dibrell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dibrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
      • Dibrell is located in Warren County
    • Rowland Station ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowland Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
      • Rowland Station is located in Warren County
    • Rowland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Warren County
    • Gath
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gath. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
      • Gath is located in Warren County
    • Hillis ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
      • Hillis is located in Warren County
    • Lucky
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Lucky is located in Warren County
    • Shellsford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shellsford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
      • Shellsford is located in Warren County
    • Daylight
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Daylight. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
      • Daylight is located in Warren County
    • McMinnville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Centertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
      • Centertown is located in Warren County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
      • Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
    • Round Top
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
      • Round Top is located in Wilson County
    • Statesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
      • Statesville is located in Wilson County
    • Commerce
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commerce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Wilson County
    • 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pollard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pollard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pollard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Billings Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peeled Chestnut Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peeled Chestnut Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peeled Chestnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shaw Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Philadelphia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cooke Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesleys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Baker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peeled Chestnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
    • Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
  • Cassville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
    • Cassville is located in White County
  • Pollard ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Pollard is located in White County
  • Yateston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yateston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yateston
    • Yateston is located in White County
  • Darkey Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
    • Darkey Springs is located in White County
  • Grace ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Grace is located in White County
  • Fanchers Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
    • Fanchers Mills is located in White County
  • Keltonburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keltonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltonburg
    • Keltonburg is located in DeKalb County
  • Elijah ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elijah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
    • Elijah is located in White County
  • Mount Sterling ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
    • Mount Sterling is located in DeKalb County
  • Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
    • Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
  • Walling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling
    • Walling is located in White County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walling <4>
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    • Quebeck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bakers Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Crossroads
      • Bakers Crossroads is located in White County
    • Burton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Putnam County

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]<5>. 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 start 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 Drop:

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Drop) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Drop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9284, Longitude: -85.6516       In this case, the coordinates for Drop have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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