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 Dug Hill (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 Dug Hill. 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.
Dug Hill is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Smith & White.
Below are the counties that are near Dug Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dug Hill:
- Putnam County (The home county of Dug Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Burnett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Monterey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shennon Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Southtown Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- White Plains
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Algood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Burgess
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Jeremiah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Cookeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huntland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Boiling Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Winesap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Todd Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Erasmus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Woody
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Howard Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Lantana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Crossville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- 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
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Johnsons Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Young Bend
(23 miles [37 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Clarkrange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Grimsley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Dodson Branch
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Nameless
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Burristown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Columbus Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Gainesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- Bucklick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Obey City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Beaver Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Lovejoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Hanging Limb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Livingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Garretts Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Oak Dale
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Smith County
- Chestnut Mound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Sweetgum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bone Cave
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Laurelburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Fall City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Campaign
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Dibrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Cherry Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Clarktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Doyle
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Darkey Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Drop ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Peeled Chestnut
(19 miles [30.6 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 Dug Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Dug Hill.
Cemeteries Near Dug Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dug Hill.
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 Dug Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dug Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- France Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Board Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glade Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Blue Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKinney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Neverfail Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (610 more) ...
- Old Neverfail Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Blue Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dug Hill had a population of 46 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Taylors
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylors is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors
- Cherry Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Yankeetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yankeetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Bon Air
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bon Air is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Dry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
- Goffton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goffton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffton
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Standingstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Standingstone is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standingstone
- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perilla ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perilla is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perilla
- Bakers Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bakers Crossroads is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Crossroads
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elijah ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elijah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Jeremiah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dug Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dug Hill.
Newspapers Published in Dug Hill ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dug Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dug Hill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dug Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Dug Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Smith County
- Van Buren County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dug Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Dug Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |