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 Drowning Creek (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 Drowning Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Drowning Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Drowning Creek: Drowning Crk. (or less commonly used: Drowning Ck. or Drowning Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Drowning Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Drowning Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Drowning Creek is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Bledsoe, Fentress, Morgan, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Drowning Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Drowning Creek:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Drowning Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drowning Creek, with the one closest to Drowning Creek listed first.
- Woody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Creston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Howard Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Crossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbriar Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Erasmus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Woodlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Lantana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Todd Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drowning Creek, with the one closest to Drowning Creek listed first.
- Winesap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- DeKalb County
- Johnsons Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drowning Creek, with the one closest to Drowning Creek listed first.
- Clarkrange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Grimsley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Cumberland Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Allardt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Crab
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Jackson County
- Dodson Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drowning Creek, with the one closest to Drowning Creek listed first.
- Bucklick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Lavender
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Deer Lodge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Glades
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Annadel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Lancing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nemo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Burrville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Sunbright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deermont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drowning Creek, with the one closest to Drowning Creek listed first.
- Obey City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Hanging Limb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Beaver Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Oak Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Livingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drowning Creek, with the one closest to Drowning Creek listed first.
- Monterey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Jeremiah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Shennon Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Algood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Southtown Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Park Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Bangham Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Cookeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burgess
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drowning Creek, with the one closest to Drowning Creek listed first.
- Roddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Spring City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drowning Creek, with the one closest to Drowning Creek listed first.
- Glen Alice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakemont Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Pioneer Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Postoak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drowning Creek, with the one closest to Drowning Creek listed first.
- Sweetgum
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drowning Creek, with the one closest to Drowning Creek listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Clarktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Cherry Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Sparta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Macedonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Doyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Fanchers Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Darkey Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Quebeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peeled Chestnut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Drowning Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Drowning Creek.
Cemeteries Near Drowning Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Drowning Creek.
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 Drowning Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Drowning Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Drowning Creek, with the one closest to Drowning Creek listed first.
- Custard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Braddock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Terrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (659 more) ...
- Baisley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Creston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Cemetery #2
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Drowning Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Drowning Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Drowning Creek, with the one closest to Drowning Creek listed first.
- Creston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Woody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pomona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pomona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Howard Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Cliff Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
- Lovejoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Crossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Standingstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Standingstone is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standingstone
- Dug Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dug Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Erasmus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clarkrange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Taylors is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors
- Lantana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Drowning Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drowning Creek.
Newspapers Published in Drowning Creek ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Drowning Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Drowning Creek, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Drowning Creek.
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 Drowning Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- DeKalb County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Van Buren County
- White 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> | 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 Drowning Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Drowning Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |