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 Hale 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 Hale 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 Hale 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hale Mill: Hale Ml. (or less commonly used: Hale Mll.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Hale Mill 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 Hale Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hale Mill:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Hale Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Mill, with the one closest to Hale Mill listed first.
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Lantana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Erasmus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Lake Tansi Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Todd Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Newton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Howard Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Burke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Crossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Greenbriar Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Dykes Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Mill, with the one closest to Hale Mill listed first.
- Winesap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Summer City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brockdell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Brayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pailo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Mill, with the one closest to Hale Mill listed first.
- Clarkrange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wilder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Grimsley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Mill, with the one closest to Hale Mill listed first.
- Akeman Crossroad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Calico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Decatur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sewee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Mill, with the one closest to Hale Mill listed first.
- Bucklick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Mill, with the one closest to Hale Mill listed first.
- Obey City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Hanging Limb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Beaver Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Mill, with the one closest to Hale Mill listed first.
- Burnett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Monterey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Southtown Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Shennon Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Boiling Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Burgess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Algood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cookeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Jeremiah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Park Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Mill, with the one closest to Hale Mill listed first.
- Spring City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Cumberland Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Lakewood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Ogden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Bryan Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Graysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Mill, with the one closest to Hale Mill listed first.
- Glen Alice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Pioneer Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Lakemont Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cardiff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Postoak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- College Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Mill, with the one closest to Hale Mill listed first.
- Sweetgum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Bone Cave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Laurelburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Chalybeate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Mill, with the one closest to Hale Mill listed first.
- Campaign
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Fall City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale Mill, with the one closest to Hale Mill listed first.
- Clarktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Sparta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Doyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Quebeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Macedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Darkey Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Fanchers Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Drop ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Peeled Chestnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hale Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Hale Mill.
Cemeteries Near Hale Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hale 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.
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 Hale Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hale Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hale Mill, with the one closest to Hale Mill listed first.
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flynn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hale Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bolin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Akin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lantana Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swallows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Era Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (658 more) ...
- Van Winkle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burgess Cemetery #1
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Hale Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hale Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hale Mill, with the one closest to Hale Mill listed first.
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wyatt is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Lantana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Erasmus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Newton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Winesap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grapevine is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Music ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Music is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
- Big Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
- Seals ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Seals is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals
- Pomona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Howard Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Pearson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pearson is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Litton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Litton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hale Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hale Mill.
Newspapers Published in Hale 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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hale Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hale Mill, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hale Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hale Mill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Fentress County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Van Buren County
- Warren 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> | 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 Hale Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hale Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |