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 Genesis (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 Genesis. 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 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.
Genesis is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Bledsoe, Fentress, Morgan, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Genesis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Genesis:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Genesis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Genesis, with the one closest to Genesis listed first.
- Fairfield Glade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Lake Pomeroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Woody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Hebbertsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Center Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Crossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbriar Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Crab Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genesis, with the one closest to Genesis listed first.
- Winesap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genesis, with the one closest to Genesis listed first.
- Clarkrange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grimsley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Allardt
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Armathwaite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Cumberland Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cooper
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Gernt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Pall Mall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genesis, with the one closest to Genesis listed first.
- Bucklick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Lavender
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Deer Lodge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Glades
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Annadel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Lancing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nemo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Burrville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Sunbright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wartburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genesis, with the one closest to Genesis listed first.
- Obey City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Hanging Limb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Beaver Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Livingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genesis, with the one closest to Genesis listed first.
- Monterey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burnett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Jeremiah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Shennon Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Algood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genesis, with the one closest to Genesis listed first.
- Roddy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Spring City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genesis, with the one closest to Genesis listed first.
- Lakemont Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Postoak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Bazel Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Emory Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Glen Alice
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Midtown Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Pioneer Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Kingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genesis, with the one closest to Genesis listed first.
- Glenmary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Robbins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Robbins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Hughett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- New River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Hembree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Helenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genesis, with the one closest to Genesis listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Clarktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Cherry Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Genesis, see our County-by-County Page for Genesis.
Cemeteries Near Genesis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Genesis.
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 Genesis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Genesis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Genesis, with the one closest to Genesis listed first.
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sims Cemetery #2
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gulden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Cemetery #3
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wattenbarger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Henry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Goss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (750 more) ...
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friends Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Genesis had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Genesis, with the one closest to Genesis listed first.
- Halfway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Frankfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frankfort is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Roslin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roslin is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Clarkrange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Hebbertsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Lavender
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Banner Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Banner Springs is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Springs
- Keese ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keese is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keese
- Deer Lodge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Stowers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stowers is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers
- Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Islandford ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Islandford is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandford
- Glades
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Tinch ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tinch is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Genesis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Genesis.
Newspapers Published in Genesis ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Genesis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Genesis, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Genesis.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Genesis:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Fentress County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Scott County
- White 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 Genesis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Genesis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |