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 Hargiss (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 Hargiss. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hargiss is located in Overton 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 Overton County: Clay, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Pickett & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Hargiss. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hargiss:
- Overton County (The home county of Hargiss)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hargiss, with the one closest to Hargiss listed first.
- Hanging Limb
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Lovejoy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Beaver Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Dale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Free Communion
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hargiss, with the one closest to Hargiss listed first.
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- 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
- Celina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Thompsons Store
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hargiss, with the one closest to Hargiss listed first.
- Woody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Creston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Howard Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Crossville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbriar Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Woodlands
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Fairfield Glade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Erasmus
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Todd Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Lake Pomeroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hargiss, with the one closest to Hargiss listed first.
- Wilder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Clarkrange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grimsley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cooper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Cumberland Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Allardt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Pall Mall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gernt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hargiss, with the one closest to Hargiss listed first.
- Dodson Branch
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Burristown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Columbus Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Gainesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nameless
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hargiss, with the one closest to Hargiss listed first.
- Bucklick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Glades
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Deer Lodge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Lavender
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Burrville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Sunbright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Annadel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Lancing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nemo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hargiss, with the one closest to Hargiss listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Byrdstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chanute
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(27 miles [43.5 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 Hargiss, with the one closest to Hargiss listed first.
- Monterey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Algood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shennon Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Burnett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Bangham Village
(16 miles [25.7 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
- White Plains
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Park Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Cookeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Southtown Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burgess
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Scott County
- Glenmary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hargiss, with the one closest to Hargiss listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Cherry Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Clarktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Macedonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Fanchers Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Clinton County (KY)
- Static
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hargiss, see our County-by-County Page for Hargiss.
Cemeteries Near Hargiss ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hargiss.
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 Hargiss - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hargiss covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hargiss, with the one closest to Hargiss listed first.
- Hanging Limb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- France Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Norrod Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Swallows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Honey Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Muddy Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (654 more) ...
- Speck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Cemetery
- The Speck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Three Rivers Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- John Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Hargiss in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hargiss.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hargiss, with the one closest to Hargiss listed first.
- Hanging Limb
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Lovejoy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Cliff Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Standingstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Standingstone is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standingstone
- Beaver Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Clarkrange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
- Woody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Keese ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Keese is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keese
- Henard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henard is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henard
- Jeremiah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hargiss. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hargiss.
Newspapers Published in Hargiss ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hargiss.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hargiss, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hargiss.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hargiss:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Overton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Scott County
- White County
- Clinton 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 Hargiss, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hargiss) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |