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 Fredonia (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 Fredonia. 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 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.
Fredonia is located in Coffee 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 Coffee County: Bedford, Cannon, Franklin, Grundy, Moore, Rutherford & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Fredonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fredonia:
- Coffee County (The home county of Fredonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- New Union
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Busy Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Royal Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Naola ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Beechgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gossburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winton Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Homaway Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Cascade Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cortner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Bell Buckle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Raus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Shelbyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vannatta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Burgen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Bradyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Auburntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Gassaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Estill Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Winchester Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Decherd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Winchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sand Switch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Garner Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Lexie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Pelham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beersheba Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Sartain Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Coalmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Monteagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Tracy City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli - Laager
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Booneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Gattistown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Marion County
- Greentown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Countyline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Lynchburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Plainview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Readyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burns Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Kittrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Dillton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Rucker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Midland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Murfreesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Compton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Morrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Viola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Centertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Daylight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McMinnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Lucky
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Shellsford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Gath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Dibrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fredonia, see our County-by-County Page for Fredonia.
Cemeteries Near Fredonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fredonia.
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 Fredonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fredonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Carden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Welker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Granny Hickerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cypress Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manchester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rogalle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trail Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tomes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1403 more) ...
- Hickerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva Lusk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Fredonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fredonia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Teal ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holly is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Noah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Summitville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Naola ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Hollow Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Beechgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cortner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gossburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fredonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fredonia.
Newspapers Published in Fredonia ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fredonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fredonia, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fredonia.
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 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 Fredonia:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Coffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- DeKalb County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Warren 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 Fredonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fredonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |