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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hanlan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hanlan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hanlan, please Contact Us.
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 Hanlan (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 Hanlan. 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 and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Hanlan is historic, it would have been located within present day Warren 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 Warren County: Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Sequatchie, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Hanlan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hanlan:
- Warren County (The home county of Hanlan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanlan, with the one closest to Hanlan listed first.
- Morrison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Viola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trousdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- McMinnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Daylight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Shellsford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Gath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Lucky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Dibrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanlan, with the one closest to Hanlan listed first.
- Cascade Hollow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cortner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Haley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bell Buckle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Raus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanlan, with the one closest to Hanlan listed first.
- Bluewing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Hollow Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Burgen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Bradyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Woodbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gassaway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Auburntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanlan, with the one closest to Hanlan listed first.
- Winton Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Naola ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Forest Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- New Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Stephenson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Busy Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Gossburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanlan, with the one closest to Hanlan listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Young Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Smithville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Philippi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Dowelltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanlan, with the one closest to Hanlan listed first.
- Sand Switch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Greenhaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Sewanee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Estill Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Decherd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Winchester Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Cowan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanlan, with the one closest to Hanlan listed first.
- Altamont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beersheba Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Pelham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coalmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Gruetli
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Tracy City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lankford Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Palmer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monteagle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Marion County
- Greentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanlan, with the one closest to Hanlan listed first.
- Readyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Plainview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Burns Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Dillton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanlan, with the one closest to Hanlan listed first.
- Daus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Dunlap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanlan, with the one closest to Hanlan listed first.
- Laurelburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Chalybeate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Bone Cave
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Spencer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meade ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Cummingsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Sweetgum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanlan, with the one closest to Hanlan listed first.
- Quebeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Drop ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Doyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Peeled Chestnut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanlan, with the one closest to Hanlan listed first.
- Cottage Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hanlan, see our County-by-County Page for Hanlan.
Cemeteries Near Hanlan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hanlan.
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 Hanlan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hanlan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hanlan, with the one closest to Hanlan listed first.
- Old Philadelphia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Philadelphia Cemetery
- The Old Philadelphia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vervilla Cemetery
- Bascom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stroud Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gwynn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynn Cemetery
- The Gwynn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Viola Cemetery
- Caten / Stubblefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wagner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rockcliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (882 more) ...
- Wooten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.
Hanlan itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hanlan, with the one closest to Hanlan listed first.
- Vervilla
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vervilla is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vervilla
- Viola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morrison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smartt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smartt is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt
- Summitville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Summitville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- New ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New
- Trousdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Irving College
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Irving College is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving College
- Safley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Safley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safley
- McMinnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Naola ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Steppsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Steppsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clearmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clearmont is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearmont
- Shellsford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Yager
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yager is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yager
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hanlan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hanlan.
Newspapers Published in Hanlan ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanlan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hanlan, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hanlan.
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 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 Hanlan:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- DeKalb County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Marion County
- Rutherford County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- White County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hanlan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Hanlan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |