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 Flat 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 Flat 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 Flat 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.
Another variation: Flatcreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Flat Creek: Flat Crk. (or less commonly used: Flat Ck. or Flat Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Flat Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flat 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Flat Creek is located in Overton 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 Overton County: Clay, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Pickett & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Flat Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flat Creek:
- Overton County (The home county of Flat Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Creek, with the one closest to Flat Creek listed first.
- Livingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Garretts Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Free Communion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Oakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Oak Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Taylors Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Beaver Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Creek, with the one closest to Flat Creek listed first.
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Cave Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Celina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Thompsons Store
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Moss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Boles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Clementsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Jenkins Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Creek, with the one closest to Flat Creek listed first.
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Woody
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Creek, with the one closest to Flat Creek listed first.
- Cooper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Wilder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Little Crab
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Grimsley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clarkrange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pall Mall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allardt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Creek, with the one closest to Flat Creek listed first.
- Burristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Dodson Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Columbus Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Gainesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Whitleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Rough Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Nameless
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Haydenburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- North Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Creek, with the one closest to Flat Creek listed first.
- Red Boiling Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Walnut Shade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Gibbs Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Creek, with the one closest to Flat Creek listed first.
- Byrdstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Creek, with the one closest to Flat Creek listed first.
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Bangham Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Jeremiah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Algood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shennon Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Park Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- White Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Monterey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cookeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Baxter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Creek, with the one closest to Flat Creek listed first.
- Chestnut Mound
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Difficult
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Defeated
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Creek, with the one closest to Flat Creek listed first.
- Cherry Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Macedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Ravenscroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Fanchers Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Creek, with the one closest to Flat Creek listed first.
- Static
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Ida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Savage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Cumberland County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Creek, with the one closest to Flat Creek listed first.
- Cloyds Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Leslie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Burkesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dougan Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Grider
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Waterview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Creek, with the one closest to Flat Creek listed first.
- Martinsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Boles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hestand
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Meshack
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Tompkinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gamaliel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flat Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Flat Creek.
Cemeteries Near Flat Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flat 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 Flat Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flat Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flat Creek, with the one closest to Flat Creek listed first.
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ruths Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Copeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (593 more) ...
- Hilham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fisk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aarons Chapel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Flat Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flat Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flat Creek, with the one closest to Flat Creek listed first.
- Crawford ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Windle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Windle is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windle
- Livingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hilham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henard ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henard is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henard
- Grey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Miranda is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Ward ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
- Fox Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fox Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
- Selby ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Selby is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flat Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flat Creek.
Newspapers Published in Flat 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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flat Creek, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flat Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Flat Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Overton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- White County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland 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> | 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. |
| <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 Flat Creek, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flat Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |