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 Glenobey (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 Glenobey. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Glenobey is located in Fentress 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 Fentress County: Cumberland, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Putnam & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Glenobey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glenobey:
- Fentress County (The home county of Glenobey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenobey, with the one closest to Glenobey listed first.
- Cumberland Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Cooper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Crab
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Allardt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grimsley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Pall Mall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Armathwaite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Clarkrange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gernt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenobey, with the one closest to Glenobey listed first.
- Thompsons Store
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Cave Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Celina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenobey, with the one closest to Glenobey listed first.
- Woody
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Creston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Woodlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Dykes Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Fairfield Glade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Pomeroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Hebbertsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Howard Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Crossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Pleasant Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Rogers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenobey, with the one closest to Glenobey listed first.
- Burristown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Dodson Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenobey, with the one closest to Glenobey listed first.
- Burrville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Glades
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Bucklick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Deer Lodge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Lavender
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Sunbright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Annadel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Mill Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Lancing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Nemo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Wartburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenobey, with the one closest to Glenobey listed first.
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Oak Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Hanging Limb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Taylors Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Free Communion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Lovejoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Garretts Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Obey City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Livingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oakley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Beaver Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenobey, with the one closest to Glenobey listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Byrdstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chanute
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenobey, with the one closest to Glenobey listed first.
- Monterey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Bangham Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Algood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Shennon Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Burnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Park Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenobey, with the one closest to Glenobey listed first.
- Glenmary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- West Robbins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Robbins
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Helenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Verdun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Verdun is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- West Oneida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Hughett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Huntsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oneida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Foster Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenobey, with the one closest to Glenobey listed first.
- Static
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Savage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Browns Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Alpha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Ida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Cumberland City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenobey, with the one closest to Glenobey listed first.
- Slickford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Mount Pisgah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Parmleysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Shearer Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Sumpter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Murl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Murl is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glenobey, see our County-by-County Page for Glenobey.
Cemeteries Near Glenobey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glenobey.
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 Glenobey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glenobey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glenobey, with the one closest to Glenobey listed first.
- Bills Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Waters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- G.W. Conatser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G.W. Conatser Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the G.W. Conatser Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Jamestown.
- The G.W. Conatser Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conatser Cemetery
- George Conaster / William Branum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968204 <3>
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Storie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roanoke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Livingston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jamestown City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (706 more) ...
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Glenobey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glenobey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glenobey, with the one closest to Glenobey listed first.
- Boatland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Boatland is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatland
- Little Crab
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Allardt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keese ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keese is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keese
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Banner Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banner Springs is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Springs
- Tinch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tinch is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinch
- Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
- Boiling ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling
- Pall Mall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Roslin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roslin is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Armathwaite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Wirmingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wirmingham is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirmingham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glenobey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glenobey.
Newspapers Published in Glenobey ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenobey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glenobey, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glenobey.
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 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 Glenobey:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Fentress County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Scott County
- Clinton County
- Wayne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glenobey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Glenobey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |