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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 Garretts Mill (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 Garretts Mill. 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 Garretts Mill ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Garretts Mill: Garretts Ml. (or less commonly used: Garretts Mll.)
  • While the name of this community is Garretts Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Garretts Mill may originally have been Garrett's Mill.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Garretts Mill might be written as Garrett Mill.

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 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 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.

Garretts Mill is located in Overton County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties 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 Garretts Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garretts Mill:

  • Overton County     (The home county of Garretts Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garretts Mill, with the one closest to Garretts Mill listed first.
    • Free Communion
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Livingston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Overton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <3>
    • Oak Dale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
      • Oak Dale is located in Overton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
    • Oakley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Grey ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
      • Grey is located in Overton County
    • Taylors Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Poteet ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poteet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
      • Poteet is located in Overton County
    • Qualls ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Qualls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
      • Qualls is located in Overton County
    • Bushing ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
      • Bushing is located in Overton County
    • Beaver Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanging Limb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lovejoy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay County
  • Cumberland County
  • Fentress County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garretts Mill, with the one closest to Garretts Mill listed first.
    • Cooper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Fentress County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
    • Little Crab
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Wilder
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cumberland Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
      • Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
    • Jamestown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Pall Mall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Grimsley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarkrange
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Allardt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allardt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allardt
      • Allardt is located in Fentress County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allardt <3>
    • Armathwaite
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armathwaite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
      • Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garretts Mill, with the one closest to Garretts Mill listed first.
    • Burristown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Dodson Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
      • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
    • Columbus Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
      • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
    • Mayfield ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Jackson County
    • Gainesboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro
      • Gainesboro is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesboro <3>
    • Whitleyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Haydenburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • North Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Rough Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Nameless
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garretts Mill, with the one closest to Garretts Mill listed first.
    • Bucklick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bucklick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
      • Bucklick is located in Morgan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bucklick
      • From Garretts Mill to Bucklick
    • Glades
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garretts Mill, with the one closest to Garretts Mill listed first.
    • Byrdstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chanute
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chanute. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
      • Chanute is located in Pickett County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chanute
      • From Garretts Mill to Chanute
    • Static
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Static. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
      • Static is located in Pickett County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Static
      • From Garretts Mill to Static
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garretts Mill, with the one closest to Garretts Mill listed first.
    • Avoton ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
      • Avoton is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avoton
      • From Garretts Mill to Avoton
    • Jeremiah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bangham Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
      • Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
    • Algood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Algood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
      • Algood is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <3>
    • Monterey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Shennon Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shennon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
      • Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
    • Park Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Putnam County
    • White Plains
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
    • Cookeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Southtown Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southtown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
      • Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
    • Burnett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
      • Burnett is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
    • Baxter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
    • Burgess
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • White County
  • Clinton County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garretts Mill, with the one closest to Garretts Mill listed first.
    • Static
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Static. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
      • Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Static
      • From Garretts Mill to Static
    • Browns Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Albany
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Savage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Savage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
      • Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Savage
      • From Garretts Mill to Savage
    • Ida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ida
      • From Garretts Mill to Ida
    • Alpha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Clinton County (KY)
    • Cumberland City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
      • Cumberland City is located in Clinton County (KY)
  • Cumberland County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garretts Mill, with the one closest to Garretts Mill listed first.
    • Burkesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
      • Burkesville is located in Cumberland County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <3>
    • Cloyds Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dougan Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougan Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
      • Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
    • Leslie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Grider
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Waterview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bakerton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
      • Bakerton is located in Cumberland County (KY)
    • Marrowbone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garretts Mill, with the one closest to Garretts Mill listed first.
    • Martinsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Boles
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
      • Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boles
      • From Garretts Mill to Boles
    • Hestand
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hestand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
      • Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hestand
      • From Garretts Mill to Hestand
    • Meshack
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meshack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
      • Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Meshack
      • From Garretts Mill to Meshack
    • Tompkinsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
      • Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <3>
  • Wayne County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garretts Mill, with the one closest to Garretts Mill listed first.
    • Slickford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slickford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
      • Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slickford
      • From Garretts Mill to Slickford
    • Shearer Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garretts Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Garretts Mill.

Cemeteries Near Garretts Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garretts Mill.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garretts Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garretts Mill, with the one closest to Garretts Mill listed first.

  • Adley And Nora Ledbetter Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cash Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Monroe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monroe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monroe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nettlecarrier Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nettlecarrier Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nettlecarrier Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smiths Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smiths Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smiths Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stover Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hunter Cove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Elm Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Copeland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copeland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fredonia Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fredonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fredonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Garretts Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Garretts Mill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Garretts Mill, with the one closest to Garretts Mill listed first.

  • Monroe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Overton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <3>
  • Livingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
    • Livingston is located in Overton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <3>
  • Henard ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henard
    • Henard is located in Overton County
  • Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettle Carrier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
    • Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
  • Eagle Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
    • Eagle Creek is located in Overton County
  • Ward ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Ward is located in Overton County
  • Grey ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
    • Grey is located in Overton County
  • Oakley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Windle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windle
    • Windle is located in Overton County
  • Poteet ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poteet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
    • Poteet is located in Overton County
  • Wirmingham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wirmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirmingham
    • Wirmingham is located in Overton County
  • Crawford ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Overton County
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    • Hilham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilham
      • Hilham is located in Overton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilham <3>
    • Fox Springs ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
      • Fox Springs is located in Clay County
    • Willow Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
      • Willow Grove is located in Clay County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garretts Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garretts Mill.

Newspapers Published in Garretts Mill ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garretts Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garretts Mill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garretts Mill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Garretts Mill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garretts Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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 Garretts Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garretts Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garretts Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4263, Longitude: -85.2947    









 

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