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 northeast 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 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.
Fredonia is located in Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie County: Grundy, Hamilton, Marion & Van Buren.
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:
- Sequatchie County (The home county of Fredonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Dunlap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Daus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Center Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Cartwright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Pailo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brockdell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Brayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pikeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Summer City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Ninemile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Winesap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Etola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bent Tree Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Stephenson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Winton Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Ruthledge Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County
- Newton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Sand Switch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Palmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gruetli - Laager
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gruetli
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Beersheba Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Coalmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Altamont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- White City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lankford Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sartain Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Monteagle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Flat Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Mowbray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Fairmount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Falling Water
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Daisy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Soddy - Daisy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Summertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summertown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 866 people
- Walden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
- Sale Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Signal Terrace
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
- Sandalwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Soddy Lake Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Condra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Powells Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Jasper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Comfort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Vulcan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Kimball
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- South Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Graysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cumberland Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Dayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bryan Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Chalybeate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Laurelburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bone Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Sweetgum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Smyrna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Shellsford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Viola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Campaign
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- McMinnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Fall City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Morrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White County
- Quebeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Dade County (GA)
- Wildwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Rossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- John Ross Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
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.
- Lands Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cordell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McGlothen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thans Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McWilliams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (617 more) ...
- Bryant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.
- Dunlap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Daus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Cagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cagle is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Mount Airy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Tatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tatesville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Pailo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Olio ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Olio is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Shirleyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shirleyton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirleyton
- Chalybeate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Gruetli
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Beersheba Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Whitwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tarlton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tarlton is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarlton
- Brayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Fairmount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
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 12 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 19 miles [30.6 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sequatchie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Coffee County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Meigs County
- Rhea County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- White County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Walker 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fredonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |