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 (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. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Hale 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hale:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Hale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Crossville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenbriar Village
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Howard Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Dykes Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Lake Tansi Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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
- Creston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Lantana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Woodlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Erasmus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Glade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Winesap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Pikeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Summer City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Clarkrange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grimsley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wilder
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale 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
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Surprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Bucklick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Lavender
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Nemo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Deer Lodge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Glades
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Lancing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deermont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Harriman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Annadel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Oakdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Wartburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burrville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Obey City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Hanging Limb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Beaver Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Monterey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Shennon Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Jeremiah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Southtown Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Algood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Cookeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Roddy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Spring City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Cumberland Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Ogden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Bryan Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Glen Alice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakemont Heights
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Cardiff
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(23 miles [37 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
- Postoak
(23 miles [37 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
- Emory Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Midtown Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Bazel Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Kingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Sweetgum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Clarktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Cherry Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Doyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Macedonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Darkey Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Quebeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hale, see our County-by-County Page for Hale.
Cemeteries Near Hale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hale.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Lowery Stand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warner Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warner Cemetery #1
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leggett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Andrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (720 more) ...
- Swan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Crossville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Howard Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Pomona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pomona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Lantana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Creston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Erasmus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Big Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Grassy Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cove
- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Music ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Music is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
- Burke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hale.
Newspapers Published in Hale ...
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.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hale, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hale.
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 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 Hale:
- 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
- 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, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |