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 Dykes Crossroads (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 Dykes Crossroads. 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 Dykes Crossroads ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Dykes Crossroads: Dykes Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Dykes Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Dykes Crossroads may originally have been Dyke's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dykes Crossroads might be written as Dyke Crossroads.
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 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.
Dykes Crossroads 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 Dykes Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dykes Crossroads:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Dykes Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossroads, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroads listed first.
- Creston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Howard Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Woody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Crossville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbriar Village
(5 miles [8 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
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Lake Tansi Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Lantana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Woodlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Erasmus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Fairfield Glade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossroads, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroads listed first.
- Winesap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Pikeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Summer City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossroads, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroads listed first.
- Clarkrange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilder
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Grimsley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Allardt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Cooper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Armathwaite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossroads, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroads 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Deer Lodge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Glades
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Nemo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Lancing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Annadel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Deermont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Wartburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burrville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Sunbright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harriman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossroads, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroads listed first.
- Obey City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Hanging Limb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Beaver Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Oak Dale
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossroads, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroads listed first.
- Monterey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Jeremiah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Shennon Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Southtown Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Cookeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bangham Village
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Burgess
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Ditty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossroads, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroads listed first.
- Roddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Spring City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossroads, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroads listed first.
- Rockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glen Alice
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakemont Heights
(23 miles [37 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
- Pioneer Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Cardiff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Postoak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Emory Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Midtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Bazel Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Midtown Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossroads, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroads 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossroads, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroads listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Clarktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Cherry Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Macedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Doyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Quebeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darkey Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Fanchers Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dykes Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Dykes Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Dykes Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dykes Crossroads.
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 Dykes Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dykes Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dykes Crossroads, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroads listed first.
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Creston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery #2
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Baisley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Acres Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tolletts Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (676 more) ...
- Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tanner 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.<3>
While we didn't find Dykes Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dykes Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dykes Crossroads, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroads listed first.
- Creston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Howard Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Pomona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Crossville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Lantana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Erasmus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Genesis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Genesis is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesis
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crab Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cliff Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
- Big Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dykes Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dykes Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Dykes Crossroads ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dykes Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dykes Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dykes Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dykes Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Fentress County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Van Buren County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Dykes Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Dykes Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |