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 Gainesboro (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 Gainesboro. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Gainesboro is located in Jackson County and is the County Seat.
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 Jackson County: Clay, Macon, Overton, Putnam & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Gainesboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gainesboro:
- Jackson County (The home county of Gainesboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gainesboro, with the one closest to Gainesboro listed first.
- Columbus Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Rough Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Whitleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Burristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Haydenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Dodson Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Nameless
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- North Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gainesboro, with the one closest to Gainesboro listed first.
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Jenkins Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Moss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Celina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Hermitage Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Boles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Clementsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Thompsons Store
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gainesboro, with the one closest to Gainesboro listed first.
- Temperance Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Johnsons Chapel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Philippi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Smithville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alexandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dowelltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Young Bend
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gainesboro, with the one closest to Gainesboro listed first.
- Gibbs Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Red Boiling Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Frog Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Meadorville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gainesboro, with the one closest to Gainesboro listed first.
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Grey ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Garretts Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Oakley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Beaver Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Free Communion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Oak Dale
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Taylors Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gainesboro, with the one closest to Gainesboro listed first.
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Lafayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Bangham Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Baxter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Algood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cookeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Park Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Boma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Jeremiah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Shennon Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Ditty
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gainesboro, with the one closest to Gainesboro listed first.
- Difficult
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Chestnut Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Defeated
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Pleasant Shade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carthage
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Monoville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Bluff Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- South Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Gordonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Dixon Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Rock City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Shaver Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gainesboro, with the one closest to Gainesboro listed first.
- Johntown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Hartsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gainesboro, with the one closest to Gainesboro listed first.
- Macedonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Fanchers Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Cherry Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Peeled Chestnut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Drop ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gainesboro, with the one closest to Gainesboro listed first.
- Commerce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Saulsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Cumberland County (KY)
- Cloyds Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gainesboro, with the one closest to Gainesboro listed first.
- Boles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hestand
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Gamaliel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Tompkinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Akersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Forkton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Meshack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Mud Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Fountain Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gainesboro, see our County-by-County Page for Gainesboro.
Cemeteries Near Gainesboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gainesboro.
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 Gainesboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gainesboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gainesboro, with the one closest to Gainesboro listed first.
- Rob Draper Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clark Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Memorial Cemetery
- The Clark Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clark Cemetery
- John L. Clark Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10552 <2>
- Dudney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Toney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pharris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gentry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pigg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cub Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chaffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hensley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (657 more) ...
- Overton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Birdwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gainesboro had a population of 462 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Gainesboro had a population of 951 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gainesboro, with the one closest to Gainesboro listed first.
- Flynns Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flynns Lick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynns Lick
- Rough Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Whitleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Haydenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Nameless
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Gladdice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gladdice is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladdice
- North Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kempville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kempville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempville
- Donoho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Donoho is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donoho
- Crawford ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gainesboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gainesboro.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gainesboro ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gainesboro.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gainesboro. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gainesboro and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gainesboro.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> of Gainesboro.
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 Gainesboro:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- DeKalb County
- Macon County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- Trousdale County
- White County
- Wilson 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 Gainesboro, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gainesboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |