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 Edgefield (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 Edgefield. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Edgefield is located in Smith 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 Smith County: DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Putnam, Trousdale & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Edgefield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edgefield:
- Smith County (The home county of Edgefield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
- Defeated
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Difficult
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Pleasant Shade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monoville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Carthage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Carthage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Bluff Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Dixon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Chestnut Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Gordonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
- Gassaway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Auburntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
- Jenkins Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Hermitage Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Clementsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Boles
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Moss
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Celina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
- Temperance Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Alexandria
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dowelltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Philippi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Smithville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Young Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
- Rough Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Haydenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Nameless
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- North Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Gainesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whitleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Columbus Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Burristown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Dodson Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
- Gibbs Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Meadorville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Red Boiling Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Walnut Shade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Green Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Siloam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Grey ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Boma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Baxter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Burton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Boiling Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Cookeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ditty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Huntland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Bangham Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Burgess
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
- Castalian Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chipman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Bledsoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bransford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Bethpage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rogana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Sugar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Trousdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Rock Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Gallatin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
- Johntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Hartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
- Fanchers Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Peeled Chestnut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Macedonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
- Saulsbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Commerce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Linwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Watertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Round Top
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cottage Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Doaks Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Statesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Possum Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
- Holland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Adolphus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
- Akersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Gamaliel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Boles
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Fountain Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hestand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Tompkinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Forkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edgefield, see our County-by-County Page for Edgefield.
Cemeteries Near Edgefield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edgefield.
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 Edgefield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edgefield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
- Dukes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hackett Cemetery - Smith Branch Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sanderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Frogpond - Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Will Gregory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- John B Goad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maceys Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (617 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Manning - Denton 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>
While we didn't find Edgefield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Edgefield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
- Defeated
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Donoho
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Donoho is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donoho
- Kempville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kempville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempville
- Difficult
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Monoville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Pleasant Shade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carthage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gladdice
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gladdice is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladdice
- Riddleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riddleton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Elmwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elmwood is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bluff Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Willette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Willette is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willette
- Gibbs Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edgefield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edgefield.
Newspapers Published in Edgefield ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edgefield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edgefield, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edgefield.
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 Edgefield:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Smith County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Clay County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- White County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Monroe 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- Edgefield) 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 Edgefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |